Planetary hours
in Erbil.
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, 28 October 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:11
- 3♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:59
- 5☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:41
- 8♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:35
- 9☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:29
- 10♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:18
- 12☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:24
- 3♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:30
- 4☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:36
- 5♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:47
- 7☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:05
- 10♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:11
- 11☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Tuesday, 28 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:22 to 07:16: 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.