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, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:54 – 06:05
- 2♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:27
- 4☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:22
- 9♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 19:55
- 2♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:38
- 9♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:27
- 10☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:15
- 11♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:54 to 06:05: 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.