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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:24
- 2☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:37
- 12♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:37
- 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ain City?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:24: 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.