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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:20
- 2♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:27
- 9♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:46
- 11☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 19:56
- 2♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:46
- 3☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:37
- 4♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:50
- 9♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:40
- 10☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:31
- 11♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:11 to 06:20: 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.
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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.