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 Thursday, 11 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 07:01
- 2♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:12
- 3☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:23
- 4♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:44
- 6☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 14:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 15:16
- 9♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:26
- 10☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:37
- 11♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:58 – 20:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:26
- 4♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:16
- 5☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:05
- 6♀︎ Venus00:05 – 00:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 01:44
- 8☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:12
- 11♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:01
- 12☉︎ Sun05:01 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá?
On Thursday, 11 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:51 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.