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, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:25
- 2♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:34
- 4☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:02
- 4♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:39
- 9♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:29
- 11♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:21 to 06:25: 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.