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, 26 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:47
- 6♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:57
- 7☉︎ Sun12:57 – 14:08
- 8♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 20:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:49
- 2☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:39
- 3♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:18
- 5☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:47
- 8♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:06
- 12☽︎ Moon05:06 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cairo?
On Friday, 26 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:55 to 07:05: 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.