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, 15 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:34
- 2☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:40
- 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:53
- 12♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:54 – 18:53
- 2♀︎ Venus18:53 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:37
- 11☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 15 September 2027, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:32 to 06:34: 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.