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 Tuesday, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:05
- 2☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:18
- 3♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:43
- 5☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 12:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:21
- 8♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:33
- 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:46
- 10♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:11
- 12☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 20:59
- 3♂︎ Mars20:59 – 21:46
- 4☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:34
- 5♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:31
- 10♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:18
- 11☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:06
- 12♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:53 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.