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, 18 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:01
- 2☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:55
- 3♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:43
- 5☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:20
- 9☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:14
- 10♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:02
- 12☽︎ Moon17:02 – 17:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:08
- 3♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:14
- 4☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:49
- 10♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:55
- 11☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:01
- 12♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madinah?
On Tuesday, 18 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:07 to 08:01: 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.