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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:36 – 07:42
- 3♂︎ Mars07:42 – 08:48
- 4☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:54
- 5♀︎ Venus09:54 – 11:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 14:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:23
- 10♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:29
- 11☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:35
- 12♀︎ Venus17:35 – 18:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 19:35
- 2☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:12
- 6☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:06
- 7♀︎ Venus00:06 – 01:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 01:54
- 9☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:37
- 12♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abū Ghurayb?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:30 to 06:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.