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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:14
- 2☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:12
- 3♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 12:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:03
- 8♂︎ Mars13:03 – 14:01
- 9☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:59
- 10♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:55
- 12☽︎ Moon16:55 – 17:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 18:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 19:57
- 3♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:59
- 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 02:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:10
- 10♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:14
- 12♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dubaï?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:15 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.