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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:04
- 2♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:30
- 4☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:33
- 9♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:59
- 11☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:12
- 2♂︎ Mars20:12 – 20:59
- 3☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:46
- 4♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:43
- 9♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:30
- 10☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:18
- 11♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 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 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:52 to 06:04: 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.