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 Tuesday, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:29
- 2☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:23
- 3♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:11
- 5☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:52
- 8♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:46
- 9☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:40
- 10♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:28
- 12☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:34
- 3♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:40
- 4☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:46
- 5♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:58
- 7☽︎ Moon23:58 – 01:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:17
- 10♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:23
- 11☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:29
- 12♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:35 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.