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, 25 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:22 – 07:32
- 3♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:41
- 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:51
- 5♀︎ Venus09:51 – 11:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 12:10
- 7☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:38
- 10♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:48
- 11☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:57
- 12♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 19:57
- 2☽︎ Moon19:57 – 20:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:51
- 9☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:23
- 12♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Saturday, 25 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:13 to 06:22: 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.