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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:44
- 4☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:35
- 11☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:43
- 2♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:36
- 3☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:44
- 10☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:37
- 11♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:22 to 06:29: 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.