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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:00
- 2♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:25
- 8☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:38
- 11☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:42
- 2♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:38
- 3☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:25
- 6☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dubaï?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:55 to 07:00: 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.