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 Monday, 27 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:36
- 4♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:44
- 5☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:52
- 6♀︎ Venus11:52 – 13:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:09
- 8☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:35
- 11♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:43
- 12☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:51
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:35
- 3☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:10
- 6♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:01
- 7☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:53
- 8♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:36
- 10☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cairo?
On Monday, 27 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:10 to 07:19: 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.