Planetary hours
in Al Hillah.
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, 14 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:13
- 2♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:22
- 3☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:31
- 4♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:49
- 6☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 13:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:16
- 9♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:25
- 10☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:34
- 11♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:52 – 19:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:25
- 4♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:16
- 5☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:07
- 6♀︎ Venus23:07 – 23:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:49
- 8☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:22
- 11♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:13
- 12☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Hillah?
On Thursday, 14 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:04 to 06:13: 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.