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 June 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:59
- 2☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 18:02
- 12♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:11
- 11☽︎ Moon03:11 – 03:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Wednesday, 4 June 2025, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:47 to 05:59: 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.