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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:55
- 2♀︎ Venus06:55 – 08:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:35
- 9♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:46
- 11☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 19:52
- 2♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:47
- 3☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:41
- 4♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dubaï?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:49 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.