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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:11
- 3☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:07
- 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:04
- 8♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:57 – 18:59
- 2☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:00
- 3♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:03
- 5☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dubaï?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:14 to 07:12: 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.