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, 2 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:44
- 2☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:52
- 12♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:59 – 19:52
- 2♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:51
- 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Makkah?
On Wednesday, 2 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:37 to 06:44: 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.