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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:05
- 3♂︎ Mars08:05 – 09:01
- 4☉︎ Sun09:01 – 09:56
- 5♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:47
- 7☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:34
- 10♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:30
- 11☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:25
- 12♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:25
- 2☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:39
- 5♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:43
- 6☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:48
- 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:57
- 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 03:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 04:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 05:10
- 12♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:14 to 07:10: 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.