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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:06
- 3♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:11
- 4☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:41
- 10♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:46
- 11☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:50
- 12♀︎ Venus17:50 – 18:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 19:51
- 2☽︎ Moon19:51 – 20:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:36
- 5♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:31
- 6☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:16
- 9☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 05:01
- 12♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:56
Other cities · Saudi Arabia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:56 to 07:01: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.