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 Thursday, 30 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:14
- 2♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:24
- 3☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:34
- 4♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:54
- 6☽︎ Moon10:54 – 12:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 13:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:24
- 9♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:34
- 10☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:44
- 11♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:04 – 19:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 20:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:34
- 4♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:24
- 5☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:14
- 6♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:55
- 8☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:25
- 11♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:15
- 12☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Thursday, 30 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:04 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.