Planetary hours
in Abū Ghurayb.
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, 24 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 07:54
- 2☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:42
- 9☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:11
- 12♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:11
- 2♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abū Ghurayb?
On Wednesday, 24 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:04 to 07:54: 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.