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, 9 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:51
- 2☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:44
- 12♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:44
- 2♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Erbil?
On Wednesday, 9 February 2028, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 07:51: 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.