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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:57 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:45
- 4☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:32
- 7♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:28
- 8☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:24
- 9♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:15
- 11☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:11
- 2♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:20
- 4♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:28
- 6☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:41
- 9♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:45
- 10☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:57 to 06:53: 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.