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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:45 – 06:50
- 2☉︎ Sun06:50 – 07:55
- 3♀︎ Venus07:55 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:06
- 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:22
- 8♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:27
- 9☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:32
- 10♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:43
- 12☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:38
- 3♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:32
- 4☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:27
- 5♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:56
- 11☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:51
- 12♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ha'il?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:45 to 06:50: 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.