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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:32
- 2☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:57
- 9☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:42
- 12♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:42
- 2♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:52
- 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 21:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:28
- 11☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:37 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.