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, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 08:02
- 3♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:09
- 4☉︎ Sun09:09 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:23 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:51
- 10♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:58
- 11☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:05
- 12♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:05
- 2☽︎ Moon20:05 – 20:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 21:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:44
- 5♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:37
- 6☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 04:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:01 – 04:54
- 12♂︎ Mars04:54 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabuk?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:48 to 06:55: 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.