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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 06:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:17
- 3♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:29
- 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:42
- 5♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:46
- 10♂︎ Mars15:46 – 16:59
- 11☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:12
- 12♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:12
- 2☽︎ Moon20:12 – 20:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:59 – 21:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:21
- 6☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 00:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 01:43
- 9☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:04
- 12♂︎ Mars04:04 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:51 to 06:04: 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.