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 Sunday, 9 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 07:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:51
- 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:32
- 7♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:26
- 8☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:20
- 9♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:07
- 11☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 18:01
- 2♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:07
- 3☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:14
- 4♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:26
- 6☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 9 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:09 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.