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 Saturday, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 07:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 08:40
- 3♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:31
- 4☉︎ Sun09:31 – 10:22
- 5♀︎ Venus10:22 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:04
- 7☽︎ Moon12:04 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:36
- 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:27
- 11☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:18
- 12♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:18
- 2☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:46
- 5♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:55
- 6☉︎ Sun22:55 – 00:04
- 7♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:22
- 9☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:50
- 12♂︎ Mars05:50 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:59 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.