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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:14
- 2☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:11
- 3♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:06
- 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:58
- 8♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:55
- 9☉︎ Sun13:55 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:47
- 12☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:49
- 3♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:52
- 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:55
- 5♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 00:01
- 7☽︎ Moon00:01 – 01:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:09
- 10♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:15
- 12♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ras Al Khaimah?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:17 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.