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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:02
- 2♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:07
- 3☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:11
- 4♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:20
- 6☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:33
- 9♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:38
- 10☉︎ Sun15:38 – 16:42
- 11♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:51 – 19:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:38
- 4♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:33
- 5☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:29
- 6♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:20
- 8☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 04:07
- 11♂︎ Mars04:07 – 05:02
- 12☉︎ Sun05:02 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:58 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.