Planetary hours
in Al Kharj.
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 Tuesday, 13 May 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:08 – 06:15
- 2☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:21
- 3♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:34
- 5☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:53
- 8♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:59
- 9☉︎ Sun13:59 – 15:06
- 10♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:19
- 12☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:12
- 3♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:06
- 4☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:46
- 7☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:27
- 10♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:21
- 11☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:14
- 12♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Tuesday, 13 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:08 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.