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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:07
- 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:53
- 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:45
- 2☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:49
- 3♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:56
- 5☽︎ Moon21:56 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 00:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:15
- 10♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:23
- 12☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:26 to 07:22: 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.