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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:13
- 2☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:24
- 3♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:46
- 5☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 12:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:19
- 8♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:30
- 9☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:41
- 10♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:03
- 12☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 20:52
- 3♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:41
- 4☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 00:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:36
- 10♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:25
- 11☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:14
- 12♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:02 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.