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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:54
- 12♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 18:54
- 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:06
- 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:08
- 9♀︎ Venus02:08 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in International City?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:16 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.