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 Tuesday, 10 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:57
- 5☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:31
- 9☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:24
- 10♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:11
- 12☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:18
- 3♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:24
- 4☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:31
- 5♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:44
- 7☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:10
- 11☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:23 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.