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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:07
- 3♂︎ Mars09:07 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 10:50
- 5♀︎ Venus10:50 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:34
- 7☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:01
- 11☉︎ Sun16:01 – 16:52
- 12♀︎ Venus16:52 – 17:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 18:52
- 2☽︎ Moon18:52 – 20:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:26
- 6☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:34
- 7♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 05:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:15
- 12♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabuk?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:23 to 08:15: 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.