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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 07:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:26
- 4☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:17
- 5♀︎ Venus10:17 – 11:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 11:57
- 7☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:28
- 10♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:18
- 11☉︎ Sun15:18 – 16:08
- 12♀︎ Venus16:08 – 16:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:08
- 2☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:38
- 5♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:47
- 6☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:57
- 7♀︎ Venus23:57 – 01:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:47
- 12♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:56 to 07:46: 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.