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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 08:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:23
- 7♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:04
- 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:04
- 2♀︎ Venus20:04 – 20:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:51
- 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dubaï?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:35 to 06:43: 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.