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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:31
- 3☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 11:00
- 6♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:19
- 8♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:07 – 19:58
- 2☉︎ Sun19:58 – 20:48
- 3♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:01
- 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:51
- 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:41
- 10♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:22
- 12☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:12 to 06:22: 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.