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 Saturday, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 06:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:16
- 3♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:28
- 4☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:40
- 5♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 12:03
- 7☽︎ Moon12:03 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:39
- 10♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:51
- 11☉︎ Sun16:51 – 18:03
- 12♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:03
- 2☽︎ Moon20:03 – 20:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:27
- 5♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:04
- 7♀︎ Venus00:04 – 00:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:40
- 9☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:05
- 12♂︎ Mars04:05 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:53 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.