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 Saturday, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:19
- 3♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:31
- 4☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:42
- 5♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:39
- 10♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:51
- 11☉︎ Sun16:51 – 18:02
- 12♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:03
- 2☽︎ Moon20:03 – 20:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:28
- 5♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:05
- 7♀︎ Venus00:05 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:42
- 9☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:08
- 12♂︎ Mars04:08 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:56 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.