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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:19
- 2♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:26
- 9♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:11
- 11☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:04
- 2♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:12
- 3☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:19
- 4♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:04
- 10☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:26 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.