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 Wednesday, 12 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:46
- 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:39
- 6☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:32
- 7♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:19
- 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 15:59
- 12♂︎ Mars15:59 – 16:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:00
- 2♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:13
- 4☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:33
- 7♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:46
- 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 12 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:12 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.