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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:12
- 2☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:09
- 3♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:03
- 5☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:54
- 8♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:51
- 9☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:48
- 10♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:42
- 12☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:45
- 3♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:48
- 4☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:52
- 5♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:58
- 7☽︎ Moon23:58 – 01:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:07
- 10♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:10
- 11☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:13
- 12♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ha'il?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:16 to 07:12: 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.