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, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:58
- 2☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:09
- 3♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:32
- 5☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 13:06
- 8♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:18
- 9☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:29
- 10♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:52
- 12☽︎ Moon17:52 – 19:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 19:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 20:41
- 3♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:29
- 4☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:18
- 5♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:55
- 7☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:20
- 10♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:09
- 11☉︎ Sun03:09 – 03:57
- 12♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:46 to 05:58: 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.