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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:27
- 4♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:38
- 5☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:48
- 6♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 13:09
- 8☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:41
- 11♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:51
- 12☉︎ Sun17:51 – 19:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:02 – 19:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:41
- 3☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:09
- 6♂︎ Mars23:09 – 23:58
- 7☉︎ Sun23:58 – 00:48
- 8♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:26
- 10☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:55 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.