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, 18 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 06:50
- 2☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:40
- 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:33
- 7♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:27
- 9☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:17
- 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:17
- 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:24
- 4☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:34
- 7♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:47
- 11☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Wednesday, 18 October 2028, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:53 to 06:50: 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.