Planetary hours
in Jeddah.
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 Wednesday, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:58
- 12♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 19:58
- 2♀︎ Venus19:58 – 20:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jeddah?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:55 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.