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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:53
- 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:48
- 7☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:43
- 8♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:33
- 10☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:23
- 2☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:28
- 3♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:38
- 5☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:53
- 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:03
- 10♀︎ Venus03:03 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:17 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.