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 Thursday, 28 October 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 06:55
- 2♂︎ Mars06:55 – 07:50
- 3☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:46
- 4♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:37
- 6☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:23
- 9♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:18
- 10☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:14
- 11♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:18
- 4♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:23
- 5☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:28
- 6♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:37
- 8☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:51
- 11♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:56
- 12☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Thursday, 28 October 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:59 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.