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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:33
- 3♂︎ Mars07:33 – 08:39
- 4☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:45
- 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:56
- 7☽︎ Moon11:56 – 13:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:12
- 10♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:18
- 11☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:24
- 12♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:24
- 2☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:01
- 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:56
- 7♀︎ Venus23:56 – 00:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:45
- 9☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:28
- 12♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:22 to 06:28: 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.