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 Tuesday, 14 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:56 – 06:05
- 2☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:15
- 3♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:35
- 5☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 13:04
- 8♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:14
- 9☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:23
- 10♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:43
- 12☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 19:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:33
- 3♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:23
- 4☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:14
- 5♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:54
- 7☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:25
- 10♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:16
- 11☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:06
- 12♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:56 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.