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, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:01
- 4☽︎ Moon09:01 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:33
- 11☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:38
- 2♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:33
- 3☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:05
- 9♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:55
- 11♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ain City?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:47 to 06:51: 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.