Planetary hours
in Nasiriyah.
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, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:16
- 2♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:30
- 4☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:59
- 8☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:06
- 9♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:20
- 11☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:27
- 2♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:20
- 3☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:58
- 6☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:37
- 9♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:29
- 10☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:22
- 11♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nasiriyah?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:08 to 06:16: 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.