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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:49
- 6♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:43
- 7☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:25
- 10☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:13
- 2☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:19
- 3♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:32
- 5☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:50
- 8♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:56
- 9☉︎ Sun01:56 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:14
- 12☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:19 to 07:13: 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.