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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:27
- 3☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:53
- 7☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:59
- 8♀︎ Venus12:59 – 14:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:12
- 10☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:25
- 2☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:19
- 3♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:06
- 5☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:40
- 9☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:34
- 10♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:21
- 12☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:14 to 06:21: 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.