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 Wednesday, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 07:54
- 2☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:39
- 12♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:39
- 2♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:16
- 7♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:01 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.