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, 19 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:19
- 3☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:43
- 6♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:52
- 7☉︎ Sun11:52 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:32
- 2☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:24
- 3♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:08
- 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:44
- 8♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:35
- 9☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:27
- 10♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:11
- 12☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Friday, 19 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:03 to 06:11: 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.