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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 17:09
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:32
- 9☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:15
- 12♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:15
- 2♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:26
- 4☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.