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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:13
- 3☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:07
- 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:04
- 8♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:00
- 10☽︎ Moon15:00 – 15:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 16:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 17:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:55 – 18:57
- 2☉︎ Sun18:57 – 19:59
- 3♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:02
- 5☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:09
- 9☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:16 to 07:14: 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.