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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:15
- 2♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:31
- 4☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:34
- 2♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:18
- 4♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:39
- 9♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:31
- 10☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:23
- 11♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:07 to 06:15: 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.