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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:59
- 12♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:06 – 19:59
- 2♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:26
- 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:53: 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.