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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 1 of the night, until 18:24
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:38
- 9☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:24
- 12♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:24
- 2♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:33
- 4☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buraydah?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:15 to 07:10: 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.