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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 07:55
- 3☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:38
- 6♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:32
- 7☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:26
- 8♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:14
- 10☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:03
- 2☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:09
- 3♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:20
- 5☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:38
- 8♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:44
- 9☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:50
- 10♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 05:02
- 12☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:07 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.