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, 26 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:02
- 2☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:59
- 12♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:11 – 19:59
- 2♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:13
- 11☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Wednesday, 26 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:50 to 06:02: 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.