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, 4 June 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:17
- 3☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:48
- 6♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:09
- 8♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:29
- 10☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 20:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:01 – 20:50
- 2☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:40
- 3♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:27
- 10♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:06
- 12☽︎ Moon05:06 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Friday, 4 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 07:06: 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.