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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:12
- 3☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 09:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:53
- 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:46
- 7☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:40
- 8♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:27
- 10☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:14
- 2☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:20
- 3♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:33
- 5☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:53
- 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:07
- 10♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:20
- 12☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abū Ghurayb?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:25 to 07:19: 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.
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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.