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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:00 – 06:56
- 2♀︎ Venus06:56 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:36
- 7♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:32
- 8☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:28
- 9♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:20
- 11☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:17
- 2♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:21
- 3☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:24
- 4♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:32
- 6☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:44
- 9♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:48
- 10☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Riyadh?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:00 to 06:56: 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.