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, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:08
- 3♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:03
- 4☉︎ Sun10:03 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:32
- 10♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:27
- 11☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:22
- 12♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:22
- 2☽︎ Moon19:22 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:42
- 6☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 02:57
- 9☽︎ Moon02:57 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 05:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:12
- 12♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabuk?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:18 to 08:13: 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.