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 Friday, 5 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:51
- 3☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:12
- 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:19
- 7☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:40
- 10☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 19:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:00 – 19:53
- 2☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:46
- 3♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:33
- 5☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:05
- 9☉︎ Sun02:05 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:44
- 12☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Friday, 5 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:37 to 06:44: 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.