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 Wednesday, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:07
- 2☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 00:53
- 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:19
- 11☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Hillah?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.