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 Tuesday, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:58 – 07:51
- 2☉︎ Sun07:51 – 08:44
- 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:31
- 5☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:10
- 8♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:04
- 9☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:57
- 10♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:44
- 12☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:50
- 3♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:57
- 4☉︎ Sun20:57 – 22:04
- 5♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:44
- 11☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:50
- 12♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karbala?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:58 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.