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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 1 of the night, until 18:14
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:45
- 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:33
- 9☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:14
- 12♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:14
- 2♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:27
- 4☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:46
- 7♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.