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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:10
- 2♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:43
- 7♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:38
- 8☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:33
- 9♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:22
- 11☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:17
- 2♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:22
- 3☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:27
- 4♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:38
- 6☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:15 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.