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Planetary hours · Madinah (Saudi Arabia)

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, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
06:58
Sunset
17:36
Next sunrise
06:59

A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 07:51
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:45
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:38
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:31
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:24
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:17
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:10
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:03
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:03 – 14:56
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:50
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:43
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:36

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:43
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:50
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:50 – 20:57
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:57 – 22:04
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:04 – 23:10
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:10 – 00:17
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:24
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:31
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:38
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:45
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:52
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:52 – 06:59

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?

On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 06:58 to 07:51: 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.

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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.