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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:55
- 2☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:07
- 3♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:33
- 5☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 13:11
- 8♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:24
- 9☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:37
- 10♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 18:02
- 12☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 20:50
- 3♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:37
- 4☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:24
- 5♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 23:59
- 7☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:20
- 10♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:07
- 11☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:55
- 12♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:42 to 05:55: 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.