Planetary hours
in Al Ain City.
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 Wednesday, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:50
- 2☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:23
- 7♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:55
- 12♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:02 – 19:55
- 2♀︎ Venus19:55 – 20:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:42
- 4☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ain City?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:44 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.