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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:48
- 2♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:46
- 4☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:39
- 11☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:38
- 2♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:40
- 4♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:47
- 10☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:48
- 11♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cairo?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:49 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.