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 Friday, 19 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:12
- 3☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:44
- 10☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:10
- 2☉︎ Sun20:10 – 20:57
- 3♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:31
- 5☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:39
- 9☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:26
- 10♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 03:59
- 12☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Friday, 19 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:46 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.