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, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:11
- 2♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:06
- 3☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:01
- 4♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:51
- 6☽︎ Moon10:51 – 11:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:35
- 9♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:30
- 10☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:25
- 11♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:30
- 4♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:35
- 5☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:41
- 6♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:51
- 8☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 03:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:07
- 11♂︎ Mars04:07 – 05:12
- 12☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Hillah?
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:16 to 07:11: 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.