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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:45
- 2☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:26
- 12♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:26
- 2♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:49
- 11☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buraydah?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:41 to 06:45: 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.