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 Saturday, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 07:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 08:46
- 3♂︎ Mars08:46 – 09:44
- 4☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:41
- 5♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:30
- 10♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:27
- 11☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:25
- 12♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:25
- 2☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:41
- 9☽︎ Moon02:41 – 03:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:45 – 05:47
- 12♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jeddah?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:50 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.