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 Monday, 11 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:21
- 4♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:29
- 5☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:37
- 6♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:45 – 12:53
- 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 14:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 15:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:17
- 11♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:25
- 12☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:17
- 3☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 22:53
- 6♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:45
- 7☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:37
- 8♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:20
- 10☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 04:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Monday, 11 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:57 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.