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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:06
- 2☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:08
- 12♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:08
- 2♀︎ Venus20:08 – 20:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:55
- 8☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:19
- 11☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:54 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.