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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:38
- 10☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:47
- 2☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:43
- 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:12
- 10♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:03
- 12☽︎ Moon05:03 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:58 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.