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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:04
- 2☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:00
- 3♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:51
- 5☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:38
- 8♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:34
- 9☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:29
- 10♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:21
- 12☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:25
- 3♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:30
- 4☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:34
- 5♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:43
- 7☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:56
- 10♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:00
- 11☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:08 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.