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, 1 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:20
- 9☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:55
- 12♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:55
- 2♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:12
- 4☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:38
- 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:46
- 8☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 1 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:27 to 07:19: 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.