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, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:36
- 2☉︎ Sun06:36 – 07:42
- 3♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:53
- 5☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 12:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:09
- 8♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:14
- 9☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:20
- 10♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:31
- 12☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:36 – 19:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:25
- 3♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:20
- 4☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:15
- 5♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:04
- 7☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:48
- 10♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:42
- 11☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:37
- 12♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sadr City?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:31 to 06:36: 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.