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, 19 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:09
- 2☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:42
- 5♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:59
- 12♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 19:59
- 2♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:41
- 9♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:19
- 11☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah?
On Wednesday, 19 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:58 to 06:09: 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.