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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:03
- 2☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:33
- 5♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:44
- 12♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:44
- 2♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:24
- 4☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:33
- 9♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:13
- 11☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:53 to 06:03: 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.