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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:57 – 08:03
- 3♂︎ Mars08:03 – 09:09
- 4☉︎ Sun09:09 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:47
- 10♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:53
- 11☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:00
- 12♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:00
- 2☽︎ Moon20:00 – 20:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 21:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:41
- 5♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:28
- 7♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:16
- 9☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:03 – 04:57
- 12♂︎ Mars04:57 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abu Dhabi?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:50 to 06:57: 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.