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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:08
- 2♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:32
- 4☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:33
- 9♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:58
- 11☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:10
- 2♂︎ Mars20:10 – 20:58
- 3☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:46
- 4♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:56 to 06:08: 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.