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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:04 – 07:52
- 2☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:41
- 3♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:19
- 5☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:45
- 8♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:34
- 9☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:23
- 10♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:00
- 12☽︎ Moon16:00 – 16:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 18:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:11
- 3♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:23
- 4☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:34
- 5♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:57
- 7☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:30
- 10♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:42
- 11☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:53
- 12♀︎ Venus05:53 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:04 to 07:52: 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.