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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 19:19
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:54
- 6☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:33
- 9☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:12
- 2♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:26
- 4☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:22: 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.