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 Monday, 3 January 2028: day of the Moon
- 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☽︎ Moon06:59 – 07:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:31
- 4♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:22
- 5☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:13
- 6♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:55
- 8☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:28
- 11♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:19
- 12☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:09
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:28
- 3☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:55
- 6♂︎ Mars22:55 – 00:04
- 7☉︎ Sun00:04 – 01:13
- 8♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:32
- 10☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Monday, 3 January 2028, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 11m, 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?
The Moon, from 06:59 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.