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, 9 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:59 – 07:55
- 2☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:51
- 3♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:43
- 5☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:31
- 8♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:28
- 9☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:24
- 10♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:16
- 12☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:20
- 3♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:23
- 4☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:27
- 5♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:47
- 10♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:51
- 11☉︎ Sun04:51 – 05:54
- 12♀︎ Venus05:54 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?
On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:59 to 07:55: 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.