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 Saturday, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:10
- 3♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:11
- 4☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:12
- 5♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:14
- 7☽︎ Moon12:14 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:17
- 10♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:18
- 11☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:19
- 12♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:20 – 19:19
- 2☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:14
- 7♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:12
- 9☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 12h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:08 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.