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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 07:57
- 2☽︎ Moon07:57 – 08:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:49
- 9☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:20
- 12♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:20
- 2♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:39
- 4☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:28
- 9♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abū Ghurayb?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:07 to 07:57: 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.