Planetary hours
in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá.
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 Sunday, 26 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:30
- 9♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:21
- 11☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:16
- 2♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:21
- 3☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:53
- 10☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:57
- 11♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá?
On Sunday, 26 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:05 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.