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, 23 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:35
- 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:53
- 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:58
- 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:04
- 8♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:27
- 2☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:22
- 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:10
- 5☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:46
- 9☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:40
- 10♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:28
- 12☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Friday, 23 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:24 to 06:29: 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.