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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:57
- 12♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 19:58
- 2♀︎ Venus19:58 – 20:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abu Dhabi?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:52 to 06:58: 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.