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 Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:25
- 2☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:41
- 7♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:23
- 9☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:56
- 12♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:56
- 2♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:14
- 4☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:41
- 7♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:34 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.