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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:06 – 07:56
- 2♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:58
- 8☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:48
- 9♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:29
- 11☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:20
- 2♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:29
- 3☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:39
- 4♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:58
- 6☽︎ Moon22:58 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:47
- 11♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:06 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.