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, 14 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:51
- 11☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:48
- 2♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:51
- 3☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:14
- 10☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Sunday, 14 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:25 to 07:21: 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.