Planetary hours
in Ta’if.
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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:05
- 3♂︎ Mars08:05 – 09:09
- 4☉︎ Sun09:09 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:22
- 7☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:35
- 10♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:39
- 11☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:44
- 12♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:44
- 2☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:22
- 7♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 05:01
- 12♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ta’if?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:56 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.