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 Tuesday, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:00
- 2☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:56
- 3♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:47
- 5☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:34
- 8♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:29
- 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:25
- 10♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:16
- 12☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:21
- 3♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:25
- 4☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:39
- 7☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:47 – 03:52
- 10♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:56
- 11☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:01
- 12♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cairo?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:05 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.