Planetary hours
in Alexandria.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:35
- 3☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:58
- 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:43
- 2☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:36
- 3♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:21
- 5☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:43
- 10♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:28
- 12☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:20 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.