Planetary hours
in Makkah.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 17:42
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:07
- 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:57
- 9☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:46
- 12♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:46
- 2♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:53
- 4☽︎ Moon20:53 – 21:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:18
- 11☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:25 to 07:21: 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.