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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:02
- 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:59
- 8♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:53
- 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:47
- 2☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:51
- 3♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:57
- 5☽︎ Moon21:57 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 00:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:06
- 8♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:09
- 9☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:12
- 10♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:18
- 12☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:21
Other cities · United Arab Emirates
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dubaï?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:20 to 07:17: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.