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, 18 November 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:10
- 2☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:02
- 3♀︎ Venus08:02 – 08:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:48
- 5☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:26
- 8♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:19
- 9☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:12
- 10♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:57
- 12☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:05
- 3♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:12
- 4☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:19
- 5♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:34
- 7☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:56
- 10♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:03
- 11☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:10
- 12♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Tuesday, 18 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:17 to 07:10: 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.