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 Wednesday, 22 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:15
- 12♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:15
- 2♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:28
- 4☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Kharj?
On Wednesday, 22 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.