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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:26
- 2♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:38
- 4☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:56
- 7♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:09
- 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:21
- 11☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:27
- 2♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:21
- 3☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:44
- 9♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:20 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.