Planetary hours
in Buraydah.
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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:46
- 3☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:03
- 6♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:25
- 10☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:36
- 2☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:30
- 3♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:19
- 5☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:03
- 8♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:52
- 10♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:41
- 12☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buraydah?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:35 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.