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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:03
- 4☉︎ Sun09:03 – 09:56
- 5♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:41
- 7☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:19
- 10♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:12
- 11☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:05
- 12♀︎ Venus16:05 – 16:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 18:05
- 2☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:27
- 5♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:34
- 6☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:42
- 7♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:57
- 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 03:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:19
- 12♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:25 to 07:18: 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.