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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:04
- 2♀︎ Venus08:04 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:43
- 4☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:00
- 8☉︎ Sun13:00 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:28
- 11☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:18
- 2♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:28
- 3☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:39
- 4♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 23:00
- 6☽︎ Moon23:00 – 00:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:43
- 10☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:15 to 08:04: 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.