Planetary hours
in Dubaï.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 15:44
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:23
- 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:53
- 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:40
- 12♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:40
- 2♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:06
- 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dubaï?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:27 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.