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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:00 – 07:50
- 2☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:40
- 3♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:20
- 5☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:50
- 8♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:41
- 9☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:31
- 10♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:11
- 12☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:21
- 3♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:31
- 4☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:41
- 5♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 00:01
- 7☽︎ Moon00:01 – 01:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:30
- 10♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:40
- 11☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:50
- 12♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Hillah?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:00 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.