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, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:53 – 06:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:21
- 6♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:32
- 8♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:43
- 10☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:00 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:49
- 3♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:38
- 5☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:53 to 06:59: 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.