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 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:49
- 4☉︎ Sun09:49 – 10:48
- 5♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:46 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:40
- 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:39
- 11☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:38
- 12♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:38
- 2☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:42
- 5♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:44
- 7♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 02:47
- 9☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:51
- 12♂︎ Mars05:51 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabuk?
On Saturday, 6 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 07:52: 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.