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Planetary hours · Al Maḩallah al Kubrá (Egypt)

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 Wednesday, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:01
Sunset
19:42
Next sunrise
06:00

A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:09
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:18
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:26
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:35
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:43
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:51
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 14:00
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 15:08
  9. 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:17
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:25
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:33
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:42

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:33
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:25
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:16
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:08
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 23:59
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 00:51
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:43
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:34
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:26
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:17
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:09
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:00

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá?

On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:01 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.