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 Sunday, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:06
- 2♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:22
- 4☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:16
- 11☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:24
- 2♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:16
- 3☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:29
- 9♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:21
- 10☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:13
- 11♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:59 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.