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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:48
- 3♂︎ Mars08:48 – 09:39
- 4☉︎ Sun09:39 – 10:31
- 5♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:47
- 10♂︎ Mars14:47 – 15:38
- 11☉︎ Sun15:38 – 16:30
- 12♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:30
- 2☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 23:04
- 6☉︎ Sun23:04 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:30
- 9☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:57
- 12♂︎ Mars05:57 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:05 to 07:57: 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.