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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:29
- 2☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:35
- 3♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:47
- 5☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 14:04
- 8♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:10
- 9☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:16
- 10♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:28
- 12☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:22
- 3♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:17
- 4☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:11
- 5♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 00:59
- 7☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:47 – 03:41
- 10♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:35
- 11☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:29
- 12♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:23 to 07:29: 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.