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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 07:00
- 2♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:06
- 3☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:11
- 4♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:21
- 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:36
- 9♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:41
- 10☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:46
- 11♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 18:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:57 – 19:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:41
- 4♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:36
- 5☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:31
- 6♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:21
- 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 04:06
- 11♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:01
- 12☉︎ Sun05:01 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:55 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.