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, 21 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:14
- 12♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:14
- 2♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 21:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:41
- 8☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 21 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:15 to 06:20: 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.