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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:45
- 12♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:45
- 2♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:56
- 4☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:34
- 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jeddah?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:45 to 07:39: 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.