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 Monday, 3 January 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:39
- 4♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:28
- 5☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:17
- 6♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 12:55
- 8☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:23
- 11♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:12
- 12☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:23
- 3☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:34 – 21:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:55
- 6♂︎ Mars22:55 – 00:06
- 7☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:17
- 8♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:39
- 10☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 06:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kirkuk?
On Monday, 3 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:11 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.