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, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:19
- 2☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:12
- 3♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:58
- 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:37
- 8♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:30
- 9☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:23
- 10♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:16
- 3♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:23
- 4☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 04:05
- 10♂︎ Mars04:05 – 05:12
- 11☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:19
- 12♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabuk?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:26 to 08:19: 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.