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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:22
- 2♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:14
- 4☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:51
- 9♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:42
- 11☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:38
- 2♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:42
- 3☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:47
- 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:14
- 10☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:19
- 11♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ain City?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:27 to 07:22: 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.