Planetary hours
in Sadr City.
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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:26 – 06:33
- 2☉︎ Sun06:33 – 07:39
- 3♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 12:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:18
- 9☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:25
- 10♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:38
- 12☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:32
- 3♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:25
- 4☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:19
- 5♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:06
- 7☽︎ Moon00:06 – 00:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 01:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:46
- 10♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:40
- 11☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:33
- 12♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sadr City?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:26 to 06:33: 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.