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 Saturday, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 07:49
- 3♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:53
- 4☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:57
- 5♀︎ Venus09:57 – 11:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:18
- 10♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:22
- 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:26
- 12♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:26
- 2☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:14
- 5♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:10
- 6☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:06
- 7♀︎ Venus00:06 – 01:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:58
- 9☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:46
- 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:41 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.