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 Saturday, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:07 – 07:17
- 3♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:28
- 4☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:38
- 5♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 12:00
- 7☽︎ Moon12:00 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:31
- 10♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:42
- 11☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:52
- 12♀︎ Venus17:52 – 19:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 19:52
- 2☽︎ Moon19:52 – 20:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:21
- 5♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:10
- 6☉︎ Sun23:10 – 23:59
- 7♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:38
- 9☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:06
- 12♂︎ Mars04:06 – 04:56
Other cities · Iraq
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Hillah?
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:56 to 06:07: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.