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 Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:44
- 11☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:35 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.