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 Sunday, 21 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:47 – 06:00
- 2♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:25
- 4☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:55
- 11☽︎ Moon16:55 – 18:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:08
- 2♂︎ Mars20:08 – 20:55
- 3☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:38
- 9♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:26
- 10☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:13
- 11♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Sunday, 21 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:47 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.