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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:23
- 2♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:16
- 3☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:08
- 4♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 10:54
- 6☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:32
- 9♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:25
- 10☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:18
- 11♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:25
- 4♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:33
- 5☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:40
- 6♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:55
- 8☽︎ Moon00:55 – 02:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 03:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:16
- 11♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:24
- 12☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:30 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.