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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 07:53
- 2☽︎ Moon07:53 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:45
- 9☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:15
- 12♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:35
- 4☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Hillah?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 07:53: 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.