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, 19 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:30
- 3☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:14
- 7☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:10
- 8♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:54
- 2☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:58
- 3♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:06
- 5☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:33
- 12☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Friday, 19 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:38 to 07:34: 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.