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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:10
- 2☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:45
- 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:45
- 9♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:22
- 11☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:58 to 06:10: 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.