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, 4 May 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:09
- 2♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:16
- 3☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:24
- 4♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:38
- 6☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 14:00
- 9♂︎ Mars14:00 – 15:07
- 10☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:14
- 11♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:29
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:07
- 4♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:00
- 5☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:52
- 6♀︎ Venus22:52 – 23:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:38
- 8☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:16
- 11♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:08
- 12☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Thursday, 4 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:02 to 06:09: 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.