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 Monday, 14 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:57 – 07:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:27
- 4♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:17
- 5☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:06
- 6♀︎ Venus11:06 – 11:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:46
- 8☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:15
- 11♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:05
- 12☉︎ Sun16:05 – 16:55
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:55 – 18:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:16
- 3☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:46
- 6♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:57
- 7☉︎ Sun23:57 – 01:07
- 8♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:27
- 10☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sadr City?
On Monday, 14 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:57 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.