Planetary hours
in Dubai Marina.
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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:13
- 3☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:07
- 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:02
- 8♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:58
- 10☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:53
- 2☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:56
- 3♀︎ Venus19:56 – 20:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 22:00
- 5☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:09
- 9☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dubai Marina?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:18 to 07:15: 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.