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 Thursday, 16 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:25
- 2♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:30
- 3☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:34
- 4♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:44
- 6☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:58
- 9♂︎ Mars13:58 – 15:03
- 10☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:07
- 11♀︎ Venus16:07 – 17:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:17
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 21:02
- 4♂︎ Mars21:02 – 21:57
- 5☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:53
- 6♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:43
- 8☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:29
- 11♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:24
- 12☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Thursday, 16 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:20 to 06:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.