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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:55
- 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 09:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:55
- 12♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:01 – 19:55
- 2♀︎ Venus19:55 – 20:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jebel Ali?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 to 06:55: 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.