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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:39
- 11☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:44
- 2♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:55
- 11♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ha'il?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:44 to 06:49: 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.