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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:49 – 06:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 08:42
- 4♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:39
- 5☉︎ Sun09:39 – 10:37
- 6♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:32
- 8☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:25
- 11♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:23
- 12☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:26
- 3☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:28 – 21:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:33
- 6♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:35
- 7☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:37
- 8♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:42
- 10☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:47 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:49 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.