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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:56 – 07:01
- 2♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:35
- 9♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:45
- 11☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 18:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 19:50
- 2♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:45
- 3☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:40
- 4♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.