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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:48 – 06:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:59
- 3☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:22
- 7☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:28
- 8♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 18:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:56 – 19:51
- 2☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:45
- 3♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:54
- 12☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ain City?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:48 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.