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 Wednesday, 30 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:25
- 9☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:57
- 12♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:08 – 20:57
- 2♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:36
- 4☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Wednesday, 30 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.