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, 6 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:19
- 3♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:28
- 4☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:37
- 5♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:55
- 7☽︎ Moon11:55 – 13:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:22
- 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:31
- 11☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:40
- 12♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 19:40
- 2☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:03
- 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 23:54
- 7♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:36
- 9☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:09
- 12♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sulaymaniyah?
On Saturday, 6 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:01 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.