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 Sunday, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:33
- 4☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:51
- 11☽︎ Moon16:51 – 18:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:02
- 2♂︎ Mars20:02 – 20:51
- 3☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:40
- 4♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 00:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:22
- 11♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Hillah?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:00 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.