Planetary hours
in Ras Al Khaimah.
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, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 07:57
- 2☽︎ Moon07:57 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:15
- 9☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:51 – 18:57
- 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ras Al Khaimah?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 07:57: 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.