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, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:16
- 2♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:14
- 4♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dubaï?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 12h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:06 to 07:07: 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.