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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:33
- 3☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:47
- 7☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:51
- 8♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:58
- 10☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:05
- 2☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:01
- 3♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:54
- 5☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:44
- 8♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:41
- 9☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:37
- 10♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:30
- 12☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:27 to 06:30: 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.