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 Thursday, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:30
- 2♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:33
- 3☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:37
- 4♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:44
- 6☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:55
- 9♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:58
- 10☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:02
- 11♀︎ Venus16:02 – 17:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:09
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 20:58
- 4♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:55
- 5☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:51
- 6♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:44
- 8☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:34
- 11♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:30
- 12☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:26 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.