Planetary hours
in Karbala.
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, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:06 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:17
- 6♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 12:58
- 8♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:38
- 10☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:19
- 2☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:29
- 3♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:48
- 5☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:06 to 07:56: 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.