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, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:06
- 2☉︎ Sun08:06 – 08:55
- 3♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:32
- 5☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 12:58
- 8♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:46
- 9☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:35
- 10♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:12
- 12☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:23
- 3♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:35
- 4☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:46
- 5♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:44
- 10♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:55
- 11☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:07
- 12♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:18 to 08:06: 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.