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, 11 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:35
- 7♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:24
- 12♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:24
- 2♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:28
- 4☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:35
- 7♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:44
- 11☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 11 October 2028, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 to 06:46: 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.