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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:57
- 9☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:06
- 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dubaï?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.