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 Sunday, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 19:45
- 2♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:40
- 3☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:56
- 11♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:46 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.