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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:49
- 3☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:54
- 8♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:33
- 10☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:11
- 2☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:22
- 3♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:44
- 5☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:16
- 8♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:38
- 10♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 06:00
- 12☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 08:00: 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.