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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:21
- 2☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:17
- 3♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:10
- 5☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:00
- 8♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:53
- 10♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:46
- 12☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:50
- 3♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:53
- 4☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:57
- 5♀︎ Venus21:57 – 23:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 00:04
- 7☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:14
- 10♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:18
- 11☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:21
- 12♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:24 to 07:21: 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.