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 Friday, 23 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:00
- 7☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:53
- 8♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:38
- 10☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:24
- 2☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:31
- 3♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:46
- 5☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:36
- 12☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:44 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.