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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:29
- 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:03
- 12♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:54 – 18:03
- 2♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:21
- 4☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:40 to 07:31: 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.