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, 14 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:12
- 3☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:37
- 6♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:45
- 7☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:53
- 8♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:10
- 10☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:26
- 2☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:36
- 8♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:28
- 9☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:19
- 10♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:03
- 12☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Friday, 14 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:55 to 06:03: 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.