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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 06:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:12
- 3♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:25
- 4☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:37
- 5♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 12:02
- 7☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:40
- 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:52
- 11☉︎ Sun16:52 – 18:05
- 12♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:05
- 2☽︎ Moon20:05 – 20:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 21:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:27
- 5♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:02
- 7♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:37
- 9☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:00
- 12♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:47 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.