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 Wednesday, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:56
- 2☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:35
- 5♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:47
- 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 18:04
- 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:04
- 2♀︎ Venus20:04 – 20:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:35
- 9♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:43 to 05:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.