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, 26 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:42
- 4☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:44
- 9♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:21
- 11☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 16:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:10
- 2♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:21
- 3☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:33
- 4♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:54
- 11♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah?
On Sunday, 26 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:17 to 08:05: 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.