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, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:46
- 4♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:45
- 5☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:44
- 6♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:41
- 8☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:38
- 11♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:37
- 12☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:38
- 3☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:42
- 6♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:43
- 7☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:44
- 8♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:47
- 10☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cairo?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:50 to 07:49: 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.