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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 08:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:45
- 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:26
- 9☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:07
- 12♂︎ Mars16:07 – 17:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:07
- 2♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:20
- 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:45
- 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cairo?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:16 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.