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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:00
- 2☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:31
- 5♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:52
- 7♀︎ Venus11:52 – 13:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:44
- 12♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:44
- 2♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:24
- 4☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 23:52
- 7♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:32
- 9♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:11
- 11☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:50 to 06:00: 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.