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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:13
- 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 – 07:16
- 3♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:39
- 5☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 12:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:14
- 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:26
- 9☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:38
- 10♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 18:01
- 12☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 20:50
- 3♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:38
- 4☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:26
- 5♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:03
- 7☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:27
- 10♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:16
- 11☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:04
- 12♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 39m: 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.