Planetary hours
in Ha'il.
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 Tuesday, 16 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:56 – 07:48
- 2☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:40
- 3♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:00
- 8♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:53
- 9☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:45
- 10♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:29
- 12☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:37
- 3♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:45
- 4☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:53
- 5♀︎ Venus21:53 – 23:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:33
- 10♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:41
- 11☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:49
- 12♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ha'il?
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:56 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.