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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:38
- 3☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:22
- 6♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:17
- 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:50
- 2☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:56
- 3♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:06
- 5☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:22
- 8♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:28
- 9☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:44
- 12☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabuk?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:48 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.