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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:58 – 07:50
- 2♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:34
- 4☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:10
- 7♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:38
- 11☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:30
- 2♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:38
- 3☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:46
- 4♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:43
- 11♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ha'il?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:58 to 07:50: 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.