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, 13 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:47
- 2☽︎ Moon06:47 – 07:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:34
- 7♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:22
- 12♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:22
- 2♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:27
- 4☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:35
- 7♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:45
- 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 13 October 2027, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:49 to 06:47: 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.