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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 07:43
- 3♂︎ Mars07:43 – 08:41
- 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:39
- 5♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:35
- 7☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:29
- 10♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:27
- 11☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:25
- 12♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:25
- 2☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:31
- 5♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:33
- 6☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:36
- 7♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:40
- 9☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:46
- 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:47 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.