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, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:26
- 2♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:22
- 3☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:17
- 4♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:09
- 6☽︎ Moon11:09 – 12:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:56
- 9♂︎ Mars13:56 – 14:52
- 10☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:47
- 11♀︎ Venus15:47 – 16:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:52
- 4♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:56
- 5☉︎ Sun21:56 – 23:00
- 6♀︎ Venus23:00 – 00:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:09
- 8☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 03:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:22
- 11♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:26
- 12☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:30 to 07:26: 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.