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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:21
- 4☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abu Dhabi?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:08 to 07:10: 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.