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, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:51
- 2☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:21
- 12♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:21
- 2♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abu Dhabi?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:55 to 07:51: 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.