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, 28 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:59
- 2♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:20
- 4☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:34
- 11☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 19:44
- 2♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:34
- 3☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:23
- 4♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:31
- 9♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:20
- 10☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:10
- 11♀︎ Venus03:10 – 03:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 28 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:48 to 05:59: 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.