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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:14 – 08:09
- 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:03
- 4☉︎ Sun09:03 – 09:58
- 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:47
- 7☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:30
- 10♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:25
- 11☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:19
- 12♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:19
- 2☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:36
- 5♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:42
- 6☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:47
- 7♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:58
- 9☽︎ Moon01:58 – 03:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:15
- 12♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:20 to 07:14: 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.