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, 8 July 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 06:09
- 2♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:22
- 3☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:34
- 4♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:59
- 6☽︎ Moon10:59 – 12:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:37
- 9♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:50
- 10☉︎ Sun15:50 – 17:02
- 11♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:28
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:50
- 4♂︎ Mars21:50 – 22:37
- 5☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:25
- 6♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:00
- 8☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:22
- 11♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:10
- 12☉︎ Sun04:10 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah?
On Thursday, 8 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:56 to 06:09: 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.