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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:15
- 3♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:26
- 4☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:38
- 5♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 12:00
- 7☽︎ Moon12:00 – 13:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:35
- 10♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:46
- 11☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:58
- 12♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 19:57
- 2☽︎ Moon19:57 – 20:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:23
- 5♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:12
- 6☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:37
- 9☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:03
- 12♂︎ Mars04:03 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:52 to 06:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.