Planetary hours
in Kirkuk.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 17:04
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:45
- 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:32
- 9☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:11
- 12♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:11
- 2♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:25
- 4☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:46
- 7♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:53
- 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 02:00
- 9♀︎ Venus02:00 – 03:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:26 to 07:19: 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.