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 Saturday, 17 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:29
- 3♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:34
- 4☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:39
- 5♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:48
- 7☽︎ Moon11:48 – 12:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 15:03
- 10♂︎ Mars15:03 – 16:08
- 11☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:12
- 12♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:12
- 2☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 21:58
- 5♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:53
- 6☉︎ Sun22:53 – 23:48
- 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:38
- 9☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:23
- 12♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Saturday, 17 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:19 to 06:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.