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, 19 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:53 – 07:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:45
- 6♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:56
- 7☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:06
- 8♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:27
- 10☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:58 – 20:48
- 2☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:38
- 3♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:17
- 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:46
- 8♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:04
- 12☽︎ Moon05:04 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cairo?
On Friday, 19 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:53 to 07:04: 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.