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 Thursday, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 06:06
- 2♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:19
- 3☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:31
- 4♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:55
- 6☽︎ Moon10:55 – 12:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 14:31
- 9♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:43
- 10☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:56
- 11♀︎ Venus16:56 – 18:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 20:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:44
- 4♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:32
- 5☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:19
- 6♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 00:55
- 8☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:19
- 11♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:07
- 12☉︎ Sun04:07 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Thursday, 9 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 04:55, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.