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 Monday, 3 November 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:04 – 06:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 07:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 08:48
- 4♂︎ Mars08:48 – 09:43
- 5☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:37
- 6♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:26
- 8☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:10
- 11♂︎ Mars15:10 – 16:04
- 12☉︎ Sun16:04 – 16:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:59 – 18:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:10
- 3☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:27
- 6♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:32
- 7☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:38
- 8♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:49
- 10☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 05:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Monday, 3 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:04 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.