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 Tuesday, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:37
- 2☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:33
- 3♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:13
- 8♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:09
- 9☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:05
- 10♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 16:57
- 12☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:01
- 3♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:05
- 4☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:09
- 5♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:30
- 10♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:34
- 11☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:38
- 12♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabuk?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:41 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.