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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:12
- 2♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 08:57
- 4☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:34
- 7♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:27
- 8☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:19
- 9♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:04
- 11☽︎ Moon15:04 – 15:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:56
- 2♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:04
- 3☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:12
- 4♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:27
- 6☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:50
- 9♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:12: 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.