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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 10:59
- 6♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:39
- 8♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:20
- 10☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:50 – 18:00
- 2☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:10
- 3♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:30
- 5☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 01:00
- 8♂︎ Mars01:00 – 02:10
- 9☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:40
- 12☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:49 to 07:39: 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.