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 Sunday, 26 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:16
- 2♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:28
- 4☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:46
- 7♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:11
- 11☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:17
- 2♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:11
- 3☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:05
- 4♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:34
- 9♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:27
- 10☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 26 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:10 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.