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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:12
- 2☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:33
- 5♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:21
- 12♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:21
- 2♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:40
- 8☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:33
- 9♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:19
- 11☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:05 to 06:12: 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.