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 Wednesday, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:17
- 2☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 18:02
- 12♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:02
- 2♀︎ Venus20:02 – 20:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:06 to 06:17: 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.