Planetary hours
in Riyadh.
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, 21 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:13
- 2♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:29
- 4☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:28
- 11☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:36
- 2♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:28
- 3☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:38
- 9♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:30
- 10☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Riyadh?
On Sunday, 21 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:04 to 06:13: 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.