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 Tuesday, 25 November 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:22
- 2☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:58
- 5☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:34
- 8♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:26
- 9☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:17
- 10♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:01
- 12☽︎ Moon16:01 – 16:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:10
- 3♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:18
- 4☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:26
- 5♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:42
- 7☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 03:07
- 10♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:23
- 12♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá?
On Tuesday, 25 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:30 to 07:22: 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.