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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:30
- 2♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:13
- 4☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:31
- 9♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:14
- 11☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:06
- 2♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:14
- 3☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:23
- 4♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:05
- 9♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:14
- 10☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:39 to 07:30: 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.