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 Sunday, 30 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:56
- 2♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:20
- 4☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:55
- 7♂︎ Mars11:55 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:43
- 11☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 19:55
- 2♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:43
- 3☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:32
- 9♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:20
- 10☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:08
- 11♀︎ Venus03:08 – 03:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Sunday, 30 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:44 to 05:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.