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 Tuesday, 2 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:48 – 06:00
- 2☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:36
- 5☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 12:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:24
- 9☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 18:00
- 12☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:48
- 3♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:24
- 5♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:24
- 10♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:12
- 11☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:00
- 12♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Tuesday, 2 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:48 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.