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 Thursday, 21 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 07:55
- 2♂︎ Mars07:55 – 08:51
- 3☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:46
- 4♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:36
- 6☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:22
- 9♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:17
- 10☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:12
- 11♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:03
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:17
- 4♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:22
- 5☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:27
- 6♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:36
- 8☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:51
- 11♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:55
- 12☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Thursday, 21 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:00 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.