Planetary hours
in Najrān.
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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:57 – 06:55
- 2♀︎ Venus06:55 – 07:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:52
- 4☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:47
- 8☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:45
- 9♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:42
- 11☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:41
- 2♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:42
- 3☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:44
- 4♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:47
- 6☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:51
- 9♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:53
- 10☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:54
- 11♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Najrān?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:57 to 06:55: 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.