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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:33
- 9♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:41
- 11☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:46
- 2♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:41
- 3☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:37
- 4♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:29
- 6☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:59 to 07:03: 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.