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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:32
- 2☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:41
- 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:19
- 12♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:19
- 2♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:34
- 4☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:56
- 7♂︎ Mars23:56 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buraydah?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:40 to 07:32: 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.