Planetary hours
in Mosul.
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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:10
- 2♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:31
- 4☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:47
- 11☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 19:57
- 2♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:47
- 3☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:36
- 4♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:42
- 9♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:31
- 10☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:20
- 11♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mosul?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:59 to 06:10: 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.