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 Friday, 16 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:20
- 3☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:40
- 6♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:47
- 7☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:53
- 8♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 15:07
- 10☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:20
- 2☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:13
- 3♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:00
- 5☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:40
- 8♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:33
- 9☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:26
- 10♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:13
- 12☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Friday, 16 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:07 to 06:13: 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.