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, 30 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:58
- 2☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:11
- 3♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:36
- 5☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:14
- 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:27
- 9☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:39
- 10♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:05
- 12☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 20:52
- 3♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:39
- 4☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:27
- 5♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:02
- 7☽︎ Moon00:02 – 00:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:24
- 10♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:11
- 11☉︎ Sun03:11 – 03:58
- 12♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Tuesday, 30 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:45 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.