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 Friday, 24 October 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 07:49
- 3☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:36
- 6♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:32
- 7☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:28
- 8♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:20
- 10☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:12
- 2☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:16
- 3♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:24
- 5☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:37
- 8♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:41
- 9☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:45
- 10♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:53
- 12☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Friday, 24 October 2025, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:57 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.