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, 2 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:18
- 2☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:16
- 3♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:11
- 5☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 12:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:03
- 9☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:00
- 10♀︎ Venus15:00 – 15:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 16:56
- 12☽︎ Moon16:56 – 17:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 18:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 19:58
- 3♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:00
- 4☉︎ Sun21:00 – 22:02
- 5♀︎ Venus22:02 – 23:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 00:06
- 7☽︎ Moon00:06 – 01:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cairo?
On Tuesday, 2 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:20 to 07:18: 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.