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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:03
- 12♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:03
- 2♀︎ Venus20:03 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:04
- 9♀︎ Venus02:04 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:48
- 11☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ras Al Khaimah?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:39: 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.