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 Thursday, 11 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:33 – 07:28
- 2♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:23
- 3☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:18
- 4♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:08
- 6☽︎ Moon11:08 – 12:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 12:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 13:53
- 9♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:48
- 10☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:43
- 11♀︎ Venus15:43 – 16:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:48
- 4♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:53
- 5☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:57
- 6♀︎ Venus22:57 – 00:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 01:07
- 8☽︎ Moon01:07 – 02:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:22
- 11♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:27
- 12☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Thursday, 11 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:33 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.