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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:29
- 3♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:39
- 4☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:49
- 5♀︎ Venus09:49 – 10:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 12:10
- 7☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:40
- 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:50
- 11☉︎ Sun16:50 – 18:01
- 12♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:01
- 2☽︎ Moon20:01 – 20:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 21:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:30
- 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 01:50
- 9☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:19
- 12♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:08 to 06:18: 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.