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 Friday, 16 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:25
- 3☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 11:01
- 6♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:13
- 7☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:25
- 8♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:49
- 10☽︎ Moon15:49 – 17:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:13
- 2☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:01
- 3♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:37
- 5☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:01
- 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:50
- 9☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:38
- 10♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:14
- 12☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah?
On Friday, 16 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:01 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.