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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:09
- 3☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:40
- 7☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:33
- 8♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:18
- 10☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:04
- 2☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:11
- 3♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:26
- 5☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:48
- 8♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:55
- 9☉︎ Sun01:55 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:17
- 12☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cairo?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:24 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.