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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:59 – 07:53
- 2♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:42
- 4☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:02
- 11☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 18:56
- 2♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:02
- 3☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:47
- 11♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:59 to 07:53: 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.