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 Friday, 5 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:01 – 07:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:39
- 6♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:35
- 7☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:31
- 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:22
- 10☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:13
- 2☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:26
- 5☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:39
- 8♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:48
- 10♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?
On Friday, 5 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:01 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.