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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:36
- 7☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:28
- 8♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:12
- 10☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:56
- 2☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:04
- 3♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:20
- 5☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:44
- 8♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:53
- 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:17
- 12☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:24 to 07:16: 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.