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, 5 July 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:51 – 06:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:22
- 4♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:32
- 5☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:43
- 6♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 13:03
- 8☽︎ Moon13:03 – 14:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:34
- 11♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:44
- 12☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:55
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:55 – 19:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:34
- 3☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:03
- 6♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:53
- 7☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:43
- 8♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:22
- 10☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 04:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Monday, 5 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:51 to 06:01: 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.