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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:06
- 2☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:11
- 12♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:11
- 2♀︎ Venus20:11 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:44
- 9♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:19
- 11☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:53 to 06:06: 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.