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 Saturday, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:18
- 3♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:25
- 4☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:46
- 7☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 15:06
- 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:13
- 11☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:20
- 12♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:20
- 2☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 21:59
- 5♂︎ Mars21:59 – 22:52
- 6☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:45
- 7♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:31
- 9☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:10
- 12♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:04 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.