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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:09
- 2☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:47
- 5♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:15
- 12♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:15
- 2♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:50
- 4☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:47
- 9♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:22
- 11☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mosul?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:56 to 06:09: 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.