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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:28
- 2☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:39
- 9☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:18
- 12♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:18
- 2♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buraydah?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:28: 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.