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 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:46
- 12♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:46
- 2♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:52
- 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 01:03
- 8☉︎ Sun01:03 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ras Al Khaimah?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:15: 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.