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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:03
- 7☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:08
- 8♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:20
- 10☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:31
- 2☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:25
- 3♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:14
- 5☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:46
- 10♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:35
- 12☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:29 to 07:35: 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.