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 Wednesday, 29 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:22
- 2☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:38
- 5♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:13
- 12♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:13
- 2♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 21:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:27
- 11☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:17 to 06:22: 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.