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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:25
- 2♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:17
- 2♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:41
- 9♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:36
- 10☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:31
- 11♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:20 to 06:25: 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.