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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:53
- 4☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:26
- 8☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:19
- 9♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:05
- 11☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:58
- 2♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:05
- 3☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:12
- 4♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:26
- 6☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:47
- 9♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:54
- 10☉︎ Sun02:54 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:14 to 07:07: 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.