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 Friday, 26 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:09
- 3☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:41
- 6♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:51
- 7☉︎ Sun11:51 – 13:02
- 8♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:55 – 19:44
- 2☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:34
- 3♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:41
- 8♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:30
- 9☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:20
- 10♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 03:59
- 12☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Friday, 26 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:48 to 05:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.