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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 07:51
- 2☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:23
- 7♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:54
- 12♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:48 – 18:54
- 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 20:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:05
- 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:57 to 07:51: 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.