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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:00
- 2☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:53
- 3♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:37
- 5☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:14
- 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:07
- 9☉︎ Sun14:07 – 14:59
- 10♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 16:44
- 12☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:52
- 3♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:59
- 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:22
- 7☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:46
- 10♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:53
- 11☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:01
- 12♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabuk?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:08 to 08:00: 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.