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, 23 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:53 – 06:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:02
- 3☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:15
- 6♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:20
- 7☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:33
- 10☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:42
- 2☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:37
- 3♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:28
- 5☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:15
- 8♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:10
- 9☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:06
- 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?
On Friday, 23 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:53 to 06:57: 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.