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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:36
- 2♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:42
- 3☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:48
- 4♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 11:01
- 6☽︎ Moon11:01 – 12:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:19
- 9♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:25
- 10☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:31
- 11♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:25
- 4♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:19
- 5☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:13
- 6♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 01:01
- 8☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:43
- 11♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:37
- 12☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.