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, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:05 – 07:56
- 2☉︎ Sun07:56 – 08:46
- 3♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:27
- 5☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 12:59
- 8♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:50
- 9☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:40
- 10♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:21
- 12☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:31
- 3♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:40
- 4☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:49
- 5♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 00:08
- 7☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:46
- 11☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:56
- 12♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:05 to 07:56: 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.