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 Friday, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:29
- 3☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:58
- 6♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:07 – 19:57
- 2☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:47
- 3♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:28
- 5☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 00:59
- 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:49
- 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:39
- 10♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:20
- 12☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.