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 Monday, 1 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:34
- 4♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:32
- 5☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:31
- 6♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:27
- 8☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:22
- 11♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:21
- 12☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:22
- 3☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:27
- 6♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:29
- 7☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:30
- 8♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:33
- 10☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:37 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ain City?
On Monday, 1 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:39 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.