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 Sunday, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:07
- 2♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:28
- 4☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:59
- 7♂︎ Mars11:59 – 13:09
- 8☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:20
- 9♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:40
- 3☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:30
- 4♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 23:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:38
- 9♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:27
- 10☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:17
- 11♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:57 to 06:07: 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.