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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:14
- 4☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:54
- 7☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:34
- 10♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:28
- 11☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:21
- 12♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:21
- 2☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:41
- 5♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:48
- 6☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:54
- 7♀︎ Venus23:54 – 01:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:07
- 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:27
- 12♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:34 to 07:27: 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.