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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:24
- 4♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:33
- 5☉︎ Sun09:33 – 10:42
- 6♀︎ Venus10:42 – 11:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 13:00
- 8☽︎ Moon13:00 – 14:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:27
- 11♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:36
- 12☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:45
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:27
- 3☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 23:00
- 6♂︎ Mars23:00 – 23:51
- 7☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:42
- 8♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:24
- 10☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nasiriyah?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:57 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.