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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 10:58
- 6♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:40
- 8♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:21
- 10☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:02
- 2☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:12
- 3♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:30
- 5☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:59
- 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:18
- 10♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:37
- 12☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:45 to 07:36: 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.