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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:19
- 2♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:45
- 11☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:41
- 2♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:45
- 3☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:49
- 4♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ain City?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.