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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:15
- 2♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:43
- 7♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:31
- 9♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:18
- 11☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:12
- 2♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:19
- 3☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 03:03
- 10☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:09
- 11♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:21 to 07:15: 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.