Planetary hours
in Baghdad.
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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:09
- 2☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:59
- 7♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:49
- 12♂︎ Mars17:49 – 18:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:58 – 19:48
- 2♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:18
- 11☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:59 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.