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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 07:45
- 3♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:50
- 4☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:55
- 5♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 12:04
- 7☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:18
- 10♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:23
- 11☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:27
- 12♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:28
- 2☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:14
- 5♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:09
- 6☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:04
- 7♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 01:55
- 9☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:41
- 12♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:36 to 06:41: 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.