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, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:08
- 3♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:18
- 4☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:29
- 5♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:50
- 7☽︎ Moon11:50 – 13:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:22
- 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:32
- 11☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:43
- 12♀︎ Venus17:43 – 18:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:54 – 19:43
- 2☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:01
- 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:50
- 7♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:39 – 01:29
- 9☽︎ Moon01:29 – 02:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 03:57
- 12♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:46 to 05:57: 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.