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 Wednesday, 31 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:35
- 12♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:35
- 2♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?
On Wednesday, 31 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:14 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.