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, 11 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 07:54
- 2♂︎ Mars07:54 – 08:50
- 3☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:47
- 4♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:39
- 6☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:28
- 9♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:24
- 10☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:21
- 11♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:13
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:24
- 4♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:28
- 5☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:31
- 6♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:39
- 8☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:50
- 11♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:53
- 12☉︎ Sun05:53 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?
On Thursday, 11 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:58 to 07:54: 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.