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, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:05
- 2☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:18
- 3♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:42
- 5☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 12:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:19
- 8♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:31
- 9☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:44
- 10♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:08
- 12☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 20:56
- 3♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:44
- 4☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:31
- 5♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:07
- 7☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:30
- 10♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:18
- 11☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:06
- 12♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:53 to 06:05: 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.