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 Sunday, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:07
- 2♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:28
- 4☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:43
- 11☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 19:54
- 2♂︎ Mars19:54 – 20:43
- 3☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:32
- 4♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:10
- 6☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:38
- 9♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:27
- 10☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:17
- 11♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:56 to 06:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.