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, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:43
- 3♂︎ Mars07:43 – 08:49
- 4☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:55
- 5♀︎ Venus09:55 – 11:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 12:06
- 7☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:23
- 10♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:29
- 11☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:35
- 12♀︎ Venus17:35 – 18:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 19:35
- 2☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:18
- 5♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:12
- 6☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:06
- 7♀︎ Venus00:06 – 01:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:55
- 9☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:38
- 12♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:32 to 06:37: 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.