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, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:33
- 5♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:46
- 7♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:59
- 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:18
- 12♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:18
- 2♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:05
- 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 21:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:46
- 7♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:33
- 9♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:20
- 11☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:08 to 06:14: 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.