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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:29
- 4☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:55
- 7♂︎ Mars11:55 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:29
- 11☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:38
- 2♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:30
- 3☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:38
- 9♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:29
- 10☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:03 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.