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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:21
- 3☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:56
- 6♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:47
- 7☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:39
- 8♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:22
- 10☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 16:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:06
- 2☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:14
- 3♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:31
- 5☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:56
- 8♂︎ Mars00:56 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:37 to 07:29: 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.