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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:28
- 2☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:07
- 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:35
- 12♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ain City?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:34 to 07:28: 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.