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 Tuesday, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:50 – 06:01
- 2☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:33
- 5☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:16
- 9☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:27
- 10♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:48
- 12☽︎ Moon17:48 – 18:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 19:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:37
- 3♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:26
- 4☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:16
- 5♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:54
- 7☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:22
- 10♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:11
- 11☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:00
- 12♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:50 to 06:01: 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.