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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:15
- 3☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:50
- 6♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:34
- 8♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:17
- 10☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 16:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:01
- 2☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:09
- 3♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:26
- 5☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:59
- 9☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:07
- 10♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:31 to 07:23: 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.