Planetary hours
in Basrah.
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, 26 April 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:22
- 3♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:28
- 4☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:34
- 5♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:46
- 7☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 15:05
- 10♂︎ Mars15:05 – 16:11
- 11☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:17
- 12♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:17
- 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 21:58
- 5♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:52
- 6☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:46
- 7♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:33
- 9☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:15
- 12♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Saturday, 26 April 2025, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:10 to 06:16: 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.