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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:08
- 4☉︎ Sun09:08 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 12:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:54
- 10♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:51
- 11☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:49
- 12♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:49
- 2☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 20:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:59
- 6☉︎ Sun22:59 – 00:01
- 7♀︎ Venus00:01 – 01:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:06
- 9☽︎ Moon02:06 – 03:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:13
- 12♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ras Al Khaimah?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:15 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.