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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:27
- 10☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:18
- 2☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:23
- 3♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:32
- 5☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:52
- 9☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:57
- 10♀︎ Venus02:57 – 04:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.