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, 26 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:23
- 2♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:15
- 3☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:06
- 4♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:50
- 6☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:26
- 9♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:18
- 10☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:09
- 11♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 16:53
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:18
- 4♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:26
- 5☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:34
- 6♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:51
- 8☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 03:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:15
- 11♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:23
- 12☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá?
On Thursday, 26 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:31 to 07:23: 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.