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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:01
- 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 09:56
- 4☉︎ Sun09:56 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 11:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:31
- 10♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:27
- 11☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:23
- 12♀︎ Venus17:23 – 18:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:23
- 2☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:36
- 5♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:44
- 7♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 05:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:05
- 12♂︎ Mars06:05 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:09 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.