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 Wednesday, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:26
- 2☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:49
- 5♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:44
- 12♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:52 – 19:44
- 2♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:33
- 11☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:18 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.