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 Friday, 23 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:24
- 3☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:41
- 6♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:47
- 7☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:53
- 8♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 15:04
- 10☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:15
- 2☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:10
- 3♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:58
- 5☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:41
- 8♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:35
- 9☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:29
- 10♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Friday, 23 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:13 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.