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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:10
- 6♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:09
- 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:08
- 8♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:05
- 10☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:02
- 2☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:04
- 3♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:11
- 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abu Dhabi?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:17 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.