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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:32
- 12♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:32
- 2♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:22
- 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:48
- 11☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buraydah?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:38 to 06:43: 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.