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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 06:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:57 – 07:55
- 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 08:52
- 4☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:50
- 5♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:45
- 7☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:37
- 10♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:34
- 11☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:32
- 12♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:32
- 2☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:40
- 5♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:42
- 6☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:45
- 7♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:50
- 9☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:58
- 12♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:00 to 06:57: 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.