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 Wednesday, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:58
- 2☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:19 – 09:30
- 5♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 13:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:44
- 12♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:44
- 2♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:23
- 4☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:40
- 8☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:30
- 9♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 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 04:48, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:47 to 05:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.