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 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:24
- 3☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:06
- 6♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:00
- 7☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:54
- 8♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:42
- 10☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:30
- 2☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:36
- 3♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:48
- 5☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 01:06
- 8♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:18
- 10♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:29
- 12☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:35 to 07:29: 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.