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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:23
- 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:06
- 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:59
- 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:48
- 12♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:48
- 2♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abu Dhabi?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:26 to 07:23: 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.