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 Saturday, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:26
- 3♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:38
- 4☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:50
- 5♀︎ Venus09:50 – 11:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:48
- 10♂︎ Mars15:48 – 17:00
- 11☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:12
- 12♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:12
- 2☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 21:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:25
- 6☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:50
- 9☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:15
- 12♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mosul?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:03 to 06:15: 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.