Planetary hours
in International 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, 7 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:08
- 4♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:11
- 5☉︎ Sun10:11 – 11:13
- 6♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:18
- 8☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:26
- 11♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:28
- 12☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:31
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:26
- 3☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:18
- 6♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:16
- 7☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:13
- 8♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:09
- 10☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in International City?
On Monday, 7 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:01 to 07:03: 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.