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 Wednesday, 8 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:43
- 2☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:28
- 9☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 15:55
- 12♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:55
- 2♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:17
- 4☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.