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 Monday, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:06 – 07:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:37
- 4♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:27
- 5☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:18
- 6♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 12:59
- 8☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:30
- 11♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:20
- 12☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:20 – 19:30
- 3☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:58
- 6♂︎ Mars22:58 – 00:08
- 7☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:18
- 8♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:37
- 10☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:06 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.