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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:00
- 8☉︎ Sun13:00 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:48
- 11☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:45
- 2♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:48
- 3☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:52
- 4♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:00
- 6☽︎ Moon23:00 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:20
- 11♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:27 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.