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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:25
- 3☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:31
- 2☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:23
- 3♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:40
- 9☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:32
- 10♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:10 to 06:17: 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.