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 Saturday, 24 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:21
- 3♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:32
- 4☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:43
- 5♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 12:04
- 7☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:47
- 11☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:58
- 12♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 19:58
- 2☽︎ Moon19:58 – 20:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 21:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:26
- 5♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:04
- 7♀︎ Venus00:04 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:43
- 9☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:11
- 12♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Saturday, 24 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:00 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.