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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:19
- 3☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:40
- 6♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:47
- 7☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:54
- 8♀︎ Venus12:54 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:22
- 2☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:15
- 3♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:40
- 8♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:33
- 9☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:26
- 10♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:11
- 12☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: 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.