Planetary hours
in Tabuk.
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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:12
- 3♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:19
- 4☉︎ Sun09:19 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:39
- 7☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:59
- 10♂︎ Mars15:59 – 17:05
- 11☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:12
- 12♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:12
- 2☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 21:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:26
- 9☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 05:06
- 12♂︎ Mars05:06 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabuk?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:59 to 07:06: 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.