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 Friday, 12 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:52 – 06:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:15
- 3☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:50
- 6♂︎ Mars10:50 – 12:02
- 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 18:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:00
- 2☉︎ Sun20:00 – 20:48
- 3♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:50
- 8♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:39
- 9☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:27
- 10♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:04
- 12☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.