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 Monday, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:26 – 08:33
- 4♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:40
- 5☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:47
- 6♀︎ Venus10:47 – 11:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 13:01
- 8☽︎ Moon13:01 – 14:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:21
- 11♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:28
- 12☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:21
- 3☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:01
- 6♂︎ Mars23:01 – 23:54
- 7☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:47
- 8♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:33
- 10☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:12 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.