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 Thursday, 1 July 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 06:08
- 2♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:20
- 3☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:32
- 4♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:55
- 6☽︎ Moon10:55 – 12:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 14:30
- 9♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:41
- 10☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:53
- 11♀︎ Venus16:53 – 18:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:16
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 20:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:42
- 4♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:30
- 5☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:18
- 6♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 00:55
- 8☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:20
- 11♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:09
- 12☉︎ Sun04:09 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abū Ghurayb?
On Thursday, 1 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:57 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.