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 Friday, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:07 – 07:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:47
- 3☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:17
- 6♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 12:57
- 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:37
- 10☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:18
- 2☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:27
- 3♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:47
- 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:07 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.