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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:40
- 4♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:46
- 5☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:53
- 6♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 14:05
- 8☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:23
- 11♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:29
- 12☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:23
- 3☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:05
- 6♂︎ Mars00:05 – 00:59
- 7☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:53
- 8♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:41
- 10☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:22 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.