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 Tuesday, 9 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:52 – 06:04
- 2☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:15
- 3♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:38
- 5☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:13
- 8♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:24
- 9☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:59
- 12☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 19:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 20:47
- 3♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:24
- 5♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:01
- 7☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:27
- 10♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:15
- 11☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:03
- 12♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Tuesday, 9 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:52 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.