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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:20
- 2♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:13
- 3☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:06
- 4♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:52
- 6☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:31
- 9♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:24
- 10☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:17
- 11♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:03
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:25
- 4♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:32
- 5☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:39
- 6♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:53
- 8☽︎ Moon00:53 – 02:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 03:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:14
- 11♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:21
- 12☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:27 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.