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, 19 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:41
- 6☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:34
- 7♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:19
- 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:57
- 12♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:50 – 17:57
- 2♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:12
- 4☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:34
- 7♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:41
- 8☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 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 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.