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 Monday, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:43
- 4♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:48
- 5☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:53
- 6♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 13:03
- 8☽︎ Moon13:03 – 14:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:17
- 11♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:22
- 12☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:17
- 3☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:03
- 6♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:58
- 7☉︎ Sun23:58 – 00:53
- 8♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:44
- 10☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:29 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.