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, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:10
- 2♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:24
- 4☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 14:00
- 9♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:21
- 2♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:14
- 3☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:31
- 9♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:24
- 10☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:17
- 11♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:03 to 06:10: 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.