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 Saturday, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:23
- 3♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:34
- 4☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:45
- 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:42
- 10♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:53
- 11☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:05
- 12♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:05
- 2☽︎ Moon20:05 – 20:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 21:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 00:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:46
- 9☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:12
- 12♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:00 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.