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 Saturday, 27 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:16
- 3♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:26
- 4☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:37
- 5♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 14:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 15:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:29
- 10♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:39
- 11☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:49
- 12♀︎ Venus18:49 – 20:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 20:49
- 2☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:18
- 5♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:08
- 6☉︎ Sun00:08 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 01:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:37
- 9☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:06
- 12♂︎ Mars05:06 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cairo?
On Saturday, 27 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:55 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.