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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:32
- 4☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:29
- 2♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:40
- 9♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:26
- 11♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:11 to 06:18: 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.