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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:35
- 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:50
- 12♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:57 – 19:50
- 2♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:35
- 4☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:42
- 11☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ras Al Khaimah?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:28 to 06:35: 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.