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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:19
- 2☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:11
- 3♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:54
- 5☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:29
- 8♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:21
- 9☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:12
- 10♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:55
- 12☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:04
- 3♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:12
- 4☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:21
- 5♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:38
- 7☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 03:03
- 10♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:11
- 11☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:20
- 12♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:27 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.