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, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:03 – 07:58
- 2☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:53
- 3♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:44
- 5☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:26
- 9☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:21
- 10♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:12
- 12☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:16
- 3♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:21
- 4☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:25
- 5♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:48
- 10♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:53
- 11☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:58
- 12♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:03 to 07:58: 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.