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 Wednesday, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:02
- 2☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:48
- 12♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:48
- 2♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.