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, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:06
- 2☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:38
- 5♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:59
- 7♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:53
- 12♂︎ Mars17:53 – 19:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 19:53
- 2♀︎ Venus19:53 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:16
- 11☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:55 to 06:06: 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.