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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:12
- 2♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:35
- 8☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:28
- 9♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:16
- 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:09
- 2♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:22
- 4♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:35
- 6☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Riyadh?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:18 to 07:12: 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.