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, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:23
- 2♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:31
- 3☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:39
- 4♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:55
- 6☽︎ Moon10:55 – 12:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 13:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:18
- 9♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:26
- 10☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:34
- 11♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:50 – 19:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 20:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:26
- 4♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:18
- 5☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:11
- 6♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:55
- 8☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:32
- 11♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:24
- 12☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:15 to 06:23: 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.