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, 26 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:14
- 3☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:43
- 10☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:08
- 2☉︎ Sun20:08 – 20:56
- 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:30
- 5☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:40
- 9☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:27
- 10♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:01
- 12☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Friday, 26 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:48 to 06:01: 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.