Planetary hours
in Sulţānah.
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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:10
- 7♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:09
- 8☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:06
- 2♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:13
- 11♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulţānah?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:14 to 07:13: 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.