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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:08
- 2♀︎ Venus08:08 – 08:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 09:45
- 4☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:00
- 8☉︎ Sun13:00 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:27
- 11☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:15
- 2♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:27
- 3☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:38
- 4♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 23:00
- 6☽︎ Moon23:00 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:34
- 9♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:45
- 10☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:19 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.