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 Saturday, 15 November 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:37 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:12
- 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:03
- 5♀︎ Venus10:03 – 10:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:46
- 7☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:21
- 10♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:12
- 11☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:04
- 12♀︎ Venus16:04 – 16:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 18:04
- 2☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:30
- 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:38
- 6☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:47
- 7♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 02:04
- 9☽︎ Moon02:04 – 03:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Saturday, 15 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:37 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.