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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:08
- 2♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:32
- 4☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:55
- 11☽︎ Moon16:55 – 18:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:07
- 2♂︎ Mars20:07 – 20:55
- 3☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:20
- 6☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:44
- 9♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:32
- 10☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:20
- 11♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:56 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.