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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:37
- 9☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:22
- 12♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:22
- 2♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:53
- 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:12: 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.