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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:54 – 06:50
- 2☉︎ Sun06:50 – 07:47
- 3♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:40
- 5☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:29
- 8♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:26
- 9☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:23
- 10♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:16
- 12☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:19
- 3♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:23
- 4☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:26
- 5♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:33
- 7☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:44
- 10♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:47
- 11☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:51
- 12♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:54 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.