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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:36 – 07:31
- 2♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:02
- 7♂︎ Mars12:02 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:51
- 9♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:40
- 11☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:34
- 2♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:40
- 3☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:46
- 4♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:57
- 6☽︎ Moon22:57 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:26
- 11♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ain City?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:36 to 07:31: 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.