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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:16
- 3☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:45
- 6♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 13:04
- 8♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:42
- 2☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:33
- 3♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:14
- 5☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:36
- 9☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:26
- 10♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:07
- 12☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:57 to 06:07: 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.