Planetary hours
in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah.
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, 22 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:47 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:34
- 4☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:16
- 8☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:16
- 6☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:37
- 11♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah?
On Sunday, 22 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:47 to 07:42: 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.