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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:19
- 2♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:47
- 7♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:40
- 8☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:34
- 9♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:21
- 11☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:21
- 3☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:27
- 4♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:41
- 6☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:14
- 11♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:26 to 07:19: 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.