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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:32
- 9☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:04
- 12♂︎ Mars16:04 – 16:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:54 – 18:04
- 2♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:23
- 4☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:52
- 7♂︎ Mars23:52 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 07:39: 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.