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 Wednesday, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:18
- 2☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:44
- 5♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:18
- 9☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:43
- 12♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:52 – 19:44
- 2♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:53
- 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:44
- 9♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:27
- 11☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nasiriyah?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:10 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.