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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:06
- 3♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:00
- 4☉︎ Sun09:00 – 09:54
- 5♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:41
- 7☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:23
- 10♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:16
- 11☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:10
- 12♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:10
- 2☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:29
- 5♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:35
- 6☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:42
- 7♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:54
- 9☽︎ Moon01:54 – 03:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 04:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 05:13
- 12♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:18 to 07:12: 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.