Planetary hours
in Abu Dhabi.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 15:49
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 13:57
- 9☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:45
- 12♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:45
- 2♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:53
- 4☽︎ Moon20:53 – 21:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 23:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abu Dhabi?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:26: 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.