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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:57
- 3☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:48
- 6♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:45
- 7☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:36
- 10☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:30
- 2☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:33
- 3♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:55
- 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:01
- 12☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:03 to 08:00: 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.