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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:07
- 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:54
- 10☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:48
- 2☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:51
- 3♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:58
- 5☽︎ Moon21:58 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:10
- 9☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:20
- 12☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:22 to 07:19: 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.