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, 3 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:24
- 4♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:32
- 5☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:39
- 6♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:46 – 12:53
- 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 14:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 15:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:14
- 11♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:21
- 12☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:13
- 3☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 21:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:52
- 6♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:45
- 7☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:38
- 8♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:24
- 10☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Monday, 3 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:03 to 06:10: 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.