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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:45
- 7☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:38
- 8♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:24
- 10☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:10
- 2☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:17
- 3♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:31
- 5☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:53
- 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:22
- 12☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:28 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.