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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:04
- 2♂︎ Mars08:04 – 08:53
- 3☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:41
- 4♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:18
- 6☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 12:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:43
- 9♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:32
- 10☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:20
- 11♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 16:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:32
- 4♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:44
- 5☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:55
- 6♀︎ Venus22:55 – 00:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 01:18
- 8☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:53
- 11♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:05
- 12☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:16 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.