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, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:00
- 2☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:50
- 3♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:32
- 5☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:03
- 8♂︎ Mars13:03 – 13:54
- 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:44
- 10♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:25
- 12☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:35
- 3♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:44
- 4☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:54
- 5♀︎ Venus21:54 – 23:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:41
- 10♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:50
- 11☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:00
- 12♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 10h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:09 to 08:00: 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.