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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:38
- 3☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:58
- 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:11
- 8♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:24
- 10☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:37
- 2☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:18
- 5☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:45
- 10♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:32
- 12☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:25 to 07:31: 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.