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, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:11
- 4♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:15
- 5☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:20
- 6♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:30
- 8☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:44
- 11♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:49
- 12☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:54
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:44
- 3☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:30
- 6♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:25
- 7☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:20
- 8♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:11
- 10☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:56 to 07:01: 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.