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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:25
- 2☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:18
- 3♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:04
- 5☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:43
- 8♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:37
- 9☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:30
- 10♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:16
- 12☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:23
- 3♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:30
- 4☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:37
- 5♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:51
- 7☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:12
- 10♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:19
- 11☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:26
- 12♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:32 to 07:25: 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.