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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:04
- 2☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:08
- 3♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:16
- 5☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:28
- 8♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:32
- 9☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:44
- 12☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:40
- 3♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:32
- 5♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:24
- 7☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:12
- 10♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:08
- 11☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:04
- 12♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:59 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.