Planetary hours
in Giza.
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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:05
- 2☉︎ Sun07:05 – 07:59
- 3♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:49
- 5☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:33
- 8♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:27
- 9☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:22
- 10♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:11
- 12☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:17
- 3♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:22
- 4☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:28
- 5♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:38
- 7☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:55
- 10♂︎ Mars02:55 – 04:00
- 11☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Giza?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:10 to 07:05: 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.