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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:48
- 3♂︎ Mars08:48 – 09:43
- 4☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:38
- 5♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:12
- 10♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:07
- 11☉︎ Sun16:07 – 17:02
- 12♀︎ Venus17:02 – 17:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 19:02
- 2☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:22
- 6☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:28
- 7♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:38
- 9☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:53
- 12♂︎ Mars05:53 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ta’if?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 07:53: 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.