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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:45
- 7☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:40
- 8♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:29
- 10☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:19
- 2☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:24
- 3♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:35
- 5☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:56
- 9☉︎ Sun01:56 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Hillah?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:17 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.