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 Friday, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:08 – 07:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:45
- 3☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:11
- 6♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:00
- 7☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:49
- 8♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:26
- 10☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:52 – 18:04
- 2☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:15
- 3♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:38
- 5☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:08 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.