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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:02
- 6♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:52
- 7☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:42
- 8♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:23
- 10☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:54 – 18:04
- 2☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:13
- 3♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:33
- 5☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 01:02
- 8♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:50 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.