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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:41
- 4☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:35
- 7♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:31
- 9♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:26
- 11☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:24
- 2♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:26
- 3☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:29
- 4♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:33
- 6☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:40
- 9♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:42
- 10☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 06:46: 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.