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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:43
- 3☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 11:00
- 6♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:24
- 10☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:36
- 2☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:30
- 3♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:18
- 5☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:01
- 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:55
- 9☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:49
- 10♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:37
- 12☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:31 to 06:37: 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.