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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 06:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:59 – 08:04
- 3♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:10
- 4☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:32 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:43
- 10♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:48
- 11☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:54
- 12♀︎ Venus17:54 – 18:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 19:54
- 2☽︎ Moon19:54 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:32
- 6☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:27
- 7♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:16
- 9☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:59
- 12♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.