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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:52
- 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:35
- 12♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in International City?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:37 to 07:31: 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.