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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:56 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:45
- 4☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:34
- 7♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:30
- 8☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:26
- 9♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:18
- 11☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:15
- 2♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:19
- 3☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:22
- 4♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:30
- 6☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:42
- 9♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:45
- 10☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:49
- 11♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:56 to 06:53: 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.