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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:12
- 3♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:01
- 5♀︎ Venus10:01 – 10:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 11:51
- 7☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:35
- 10♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:30
- 11☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:25
- 12♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:25
- 2☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:41
- 5♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:46
- 6☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:51
- 7♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 02:02
- 9☽︎ Moon02:02 – 03:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 04:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 05:18
- 12♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:22 to 07:17: 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.