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, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:08
- 3♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:12
- 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:37
- 10♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:42
- 11☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:46
- 12♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 19:46
- 2☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:33
- 5♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:29
- 6☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:16
- 9☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 04:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:04
- 12♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abu Dhabi?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:59 to 07:04: 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.