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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:14
- 2♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:03
- 4☽︎ Moon09:03 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:34
- 9♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:22
- 11☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:16
- 2♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:22
- 3☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:28
- 4♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 03:03
- 10☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:09
- 11♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:14: 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.