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 Tuesday, 28 October 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:00 – 06:55
- 2☉︎ Sun06:55 – 07:51
- 3♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:41
- 5☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:27
- 8♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:23
- 9☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:18
- 10♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:09
- 12☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:13
- 3♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:18
- 4☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:23
- 5♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:32
- 7☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:46
- 10♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:51
- 11☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:56
- 12♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Tuesday, 28 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:00 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.