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 Monday, 19 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:33
- 4♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:38
- 5☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:43
- 6♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:53
- 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 15:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 16:08
- 11♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:13
- 12☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:18
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:08
- 3☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 21:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:52
- 6♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:47
- 7☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:42
- 8♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:32
- 10☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Monday, 19 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:17 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.