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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:52
- 12♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:58 – 19:52
- 2♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:40
- 4☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ain City?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:53: 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.