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, 24 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:24
- 3♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:29
- 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:35
- 5♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:47
- 7☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:10
- 11☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:16
- 12♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:16
- 2☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 21:58
- 5♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:52
- 6☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:46
- 7♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:35
- 9☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:17
- 12♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Saturday, 24 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:12 to 06:18: 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.