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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:22
- 2☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:50
- 6☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:32
- 12♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:32
- 2♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:29
- 11☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:15 to 06:22: 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.