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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:36
- 3♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:44
- 4☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:51
- 5♀︎ Venus09:51 – 10:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 12:06
- 7☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:36
- 11☉︎ Sun16:36 – 17:44
- 12♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 19:44
- 2☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:21
- 5♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:14
- 6☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:07
- 7♀︎ Venus00:07 – 00:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:59 – 01:52
- 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:29
- 12♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:21 to 06:29: 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.