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 Saturday, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:18
- 3♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:25
- 4☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:33
- 5♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:48
- 7☽︎ Moon11:48 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:11
- 10♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:18
- 11☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:26
- 12♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:26
- 2☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:10 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:55
- 6☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:48
- 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:33
- 9☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:10
- 12♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:02 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.