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 Wednesday, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:03
- 2☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:54
- 6☉︎ Sun10:54 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:12
- 12♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:12
- 2♀︎ Venus20:12 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:55
- 8☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:16
- 11☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:50 to 06:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.