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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:47
- 7☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:42
- 8♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:31
- 10☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:20
- 2☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:26
- 3♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:36
- 5☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:53
- 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:04
- 10♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:14
- 12☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:19 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.