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 Thursday, 26 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 07:34
- 2♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:25
- 3☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:16
- 4♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 10:58
- 6☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:31
- 9♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:22
- 10☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:13
- 11♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 16:55
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:55 – 18:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:22
- 4♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:31
- 5☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:40
- 6♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:58
- 8☽︎ Moon00:58 – 02:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:26
- 11♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:35
- 12☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sadr City?
On Thursday, 26 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:43 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.