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 Friday, 12 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:11
- 3☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:49
- 6♂︎ Mars10:49 – 12:02
- 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:40
- 10☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:05
- 2☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:52
- 3♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:49
- 8♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:37
- 9☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:24
- 10♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 03:59
- 12☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:46 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.