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, 7 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 07:57
- 2♂︎ Mars07:57 – 08:46
- 3☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:36
- 4♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:15
- 6☽︎ Moon11:15 – 12:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 12:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:43
- 9♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:32
- 10☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:21
- 11♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:32
- 4♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:43
- 5☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:53
- 6♀︎ Venus22:53 – 00:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 01:15
- 8☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:46
- 11♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:57
- 12☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Thursday, 7 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:08 to 07:57: 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.