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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:01 – 06:56
- 2♀︎ Venus06:56 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:47
- 4☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:34
- 7♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:29
- 8☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:25
- 9♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:16
- 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:11
- 2♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:20
- 4♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:30
- 6☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:43
- 9♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:48
- 10☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:01 to 06:56: 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.