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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:31
- 2☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:22
- 3♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:38
- 8♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:29
- 9☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:20
- 10♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:02
- 12☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:11
- 3♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:20
- 4☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:29
- 5♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:47
- 7☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:14
- 10♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:23
- 11☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:32
- 12♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:40 to 07:31: 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.