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 Friday, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:12
- 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:13
- 7☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:17
- 10☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:19
- 2☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:16
- 5☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:08
- 12☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jebel Ali?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:06 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.