Planetary hours
in Sulaymaniyah.
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, 12 May 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:25
- 4♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:35
- 5☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:45
- 6♀︎ Venus10:45 – 11:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 13:04
- 8☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:34
- 11♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:44
- 12☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:53 – 19:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:34
- 3☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:04
- 6♂︎ Mars23:04 – 23:54
- 7☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:44
- 8♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:24
- 10☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Monday, 12 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:55 to 06:05: 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.