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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:58 – 07:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:06
- 10☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:49 – 18:55
- 2☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:01
- 3♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:41
- 10♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:58 to 07:52: 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.