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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:16
- 2♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:37
- 4☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:50
- 11☽︎ Moon16:50 – 18:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:00
- 2♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:50
- 3☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:40
- 4♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:48
- 9♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:27
- 11♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:06
Other cities · Iraq
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:06 to 06:16: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.