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 Tuesday, 12 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:56 – 06:04
- 2☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:29
- 5☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:53
- 8♂︎ Mars12:53 – 14:01
- 9☉︎ Sun14:01 – 15:09
- 10♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:26
- 12☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:17
- 3♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:09
- 4☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:45
- 7☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:20
- 10♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:12
- 11☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:04
- 12♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:56 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.