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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 06:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:14
- 3♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:23
- 4☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:51
- 7☽︎ Moon11:51 – 13:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 14:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:20
- 10♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:29
- 11☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:39
- 12♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:39
- 2☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:10
- 5♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:01
- 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:51
- 7♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:32
- 9☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:04
- 12♂︎ Mars04:04 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nasiriyah?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:55 to 06:04: 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.