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, 10 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:19
- 3☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:55
- 6♂︎ Mars10:55 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:19
- 8♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:43
- 10☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 18:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:08
- 2☉︎ Sun20:08 – 20:56
- 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:32
- 5☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 00:55
- 8♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:43
- 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:31
- 10♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:07
- 12☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:55 to 06:07: 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.