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, 27 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 06:54
- 2☽︎ Moon06:54 – 07:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:32
- 7♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:23
- 9☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:10
- 12♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:10
- 2♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:19
- 4☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:32
- 7♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:41
- 9♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:50
- 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 27 October 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 06:54: 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.