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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:35
- 12♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:53
- 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:06 to 07:04: 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.