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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:09
- 2♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:01
- 4☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:44
- 8☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:40
- 9♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:32
- 11☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:28
- 2♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:36
- 4♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:45
- 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:13 to 07:09: 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.