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, 7 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:56
- 2♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:17
- 4☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:47
- 7♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:58
- 8☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:28
- 11☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 19:39
- 2♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:28
- 3☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:18
- 4♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:58
- 6☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:27
- 9♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:16
- 10☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:06
- 11♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 7 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:46 to 05:56: 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.