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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:30 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:38
- 8☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:31
- 9♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:16
- 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:08
- 2♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:23
- 4♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:38
- 6☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:30 to 07:23: 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.