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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:10
- 2☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:33
- 5♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:41
- 6☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:27
- 12♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:27
- 2♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:12
- 4☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:41
- 8☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:33
- 9♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:17
- 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.