Planetary hours
in Jebel Ali.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 6 of the night, until 00:03
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:24
- 2☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:07
- 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:41
- 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:50
- 4☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jebel Ali?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:24: 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.