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, 14 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:48
- 2♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:14
- 2♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ain City?
On Sunday, 14 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:51 to 07:48: 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.