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, 11 November 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:05
- 2☉︎ Sun07:05 – 07:58
- 3♀︎ Venus07:58 – 08:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:45
- 5☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:26
- 8♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:19
- 9☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:13
- 10♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:00
- 12☽︎ Moon16:00 – 16:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:07
- 3♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:13
- 4☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:20
- 5♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:33
- 7☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:52
- 10♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:59
- 11☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Tuesday, 11 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:11 to 07:05: 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.