Planetary hours
in Business Bay.
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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 12:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:00
- 8♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:58
- 9☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:55
- 10♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 16:50
- 12☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:52
- 3♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:55
- 4☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:58
- 5♀︎ Venus21:58 – 23:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 00:03
- 7☽︎ Moon00:03 – 01:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 02:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:11
- 10♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Business Bay?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:19 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.