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, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:02
- 2☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:59
- 7♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:22
- 9☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:57
- 12♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:08 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:13
- 11☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:50 to 06:02: 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.