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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Dubai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:20
- 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:44
- 12♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:44
- 2♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:06
- 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dubaï?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:20: 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.