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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:16 – 06:25
- 2☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:35
- 3♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:54
- 5☽︎ Moon09:54 – 11:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:22
- 8♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:32
- 9☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:41
- 10♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 18:00
- 12☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:10 – 20:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:51
- 3♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:42
- 4☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:32
- 5♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:13
- 7☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 01:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:45
- 10♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:36
- 11☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:26
- 12♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mosul?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:16 to 06:25: 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.