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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:51
- 12♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:56 – 19:51
- 2♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:40
- 4☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jebel Ali?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:52 to 06:57: 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.