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, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:54 – 07:47
- 2♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:16
- 7♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:04
- 9♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:51
- 11☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:45
- 2♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:51
- 3☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:10
- 6☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:54 to 07:47: 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.