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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:52 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:43
- 4☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:30
- 8☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:27
- 9♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:21
- 11☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:17
- 2♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:21
- 3☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:24
- 4♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:30
- 6☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:40
- 9♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:43
- 10☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:47
- 11♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:52 to 06:49: 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.