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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:54 – 07:44
- 2☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:33
- 3♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:11
- 5☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:39
- 8♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:28
- 9☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:17
- 10♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 15:55
- 12☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:06
- 3♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:17
- 4☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:28
- 5♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:50
- 7☽︎ Moon23:50 – 01:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:23
- 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:33
- 11☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:44
- 12♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:54 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.