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, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:54 – 07:04
- 2☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:33
- 5☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:11
- 9☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:21
- 10♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:40
- 12☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:31
- 3♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:21
- 4☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:11
- 5♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 00:52
- 7☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:23
- 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:13
- 11☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:03
- 12♀︎ Venus05:03 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:54 to 07:04: 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.