Planetary hours
in Cairo.
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, 24 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:30
- 3☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:47
- 6♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:10
- 10☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:22
- 2☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:16
- 3♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:47
- 8♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:41
- 9☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:23
- 12☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cairo?
On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:18 to 07:24: 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.