Planetary hours
in Madinah.
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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 08:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:09
- 4♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:15
- 5☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:21
- 6♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:33
- 8☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:52
- 11♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:58
- 12☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:04 – 19:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 20:52
- 3☽︎ Moon20:52 – 21:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:33
- 6♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:27
- 7☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:21
- 8♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:09
- 10☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:50 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.