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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:47
- 12♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:47
- 2♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:35
- 4☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:04
- 9♀︎ Venus02:04 – 02:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:52
- 11☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:46: 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.