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, 1 November 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 06:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 07:53
- 3♂︎ Mars07:53 – 08:47
- 4☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:42
- 5♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:32
- 7☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:16
- 10♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:11
- 11☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:06
- 12♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:06
- 2☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:22
- 5♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:27
- 6☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:43
- 9☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 04:58
- 12♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Saturday, 1 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:03 to 06:58: 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.