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 Thursday, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:10
- 2♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:19
- 3☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:28
- 4♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:46
- 6☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 13:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:13
- 9♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:22
- 10☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:31
- 11♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 20:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:22
- 4♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:13
- 5☉︎ Sun22:13 – 23:04
- 6♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:46
- 8☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:19
- 11♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:10
- 12☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:01 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.