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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:10 – 07:59
- 2☉︎ Sun07:59 – 08:48
- 3♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:26
- 5☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:53
- 8♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:42
- 9☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:31
- 10♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:09
- 12☽︎ Moon16:09 – 16:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:20
- 3♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:31
- 4☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:42
- 5♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 00:04
- 7☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:48
- 11☉︎ Sun04:48 – 06:00
- 12♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:10 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.