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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:38
- 12♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:38
- 2♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:43
- 11☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:30 to 06:36: 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.