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 Saturday, 6 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 07:55
- 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 08:49
- 4☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:43
- 5♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:32
- 7☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:20 – 14:14
- 10♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:09
- 11☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:03
- 12♀︎ Venus16:03 – 16:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 18:03
- 2☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:21
- 5♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:26
- 6☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:44
- 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 05:01
- 12♂︎ Mars05:01 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Saturday, 6 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:06 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.