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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:53
- 4☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:22
- 2♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:19
- 3☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:54
- 10☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buraydah?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:43 to 06:46: 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.