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, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:34
- 4♂︎ Mars08:34 – 09:40
- 5☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:46
- 6♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:58
- 8☽︎ Moon12:58 – 14:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 15:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:16
- 11♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:22
- 12☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:16
- 3☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 22:59
- 6♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:53
- 7☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:47
- 8♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:35
- 10☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:16 to 06:22: 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.