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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:25
- 9☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:58
- 12♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:58
- 2♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:16
- 4☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:43
- 7♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:36 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.