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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 07:53
- 2♂︎ Mars07:53 – 08:42
- 3☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:31
- 4♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:09
- 6☽︎ Moon11:09 – 11:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:35
- 9♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:24
- 10☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:12
- 11♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 16:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:50 – 18:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:24
- 4♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:35
- 5☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:46
- 6♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 01:09
- 8☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:43
- 11♂︎ Mars04:43 – 05:54
- 12☉︎ Sun05:54 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:05 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.