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 Tuesday, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:54 – 06:59
- 2☉︎ Sun06:59 – 08:05
- 3♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:15
- 5☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:32
- 8♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:37
- 9☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:42
- 10♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 17:53
- 12☽︎ Moon17:53 – 18:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 19:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 20:48
- 3♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:42
- 4☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:37
- 5♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:26
- 7☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:10
- 10♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:05
- 11☉︎ Sun04:05 – 05:00
- 12♀︎ Venus05:00 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:54 to 06:59: 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.