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Planetary hours · Basrah (Iraq)

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, 22 January 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
06:44
Sunset
17:16
Next sunrise
06:44

A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 07:37
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:30
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:22
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:15
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:07
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:07 – 12:00
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:53
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:45
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:38
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:31
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:23
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:16

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:23
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:30
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:38
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:45
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:53
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:53 – 00:00
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 01:07
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:07 – 02:15
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:22
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:29
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:37
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:44

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Thursday, 22 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 06:44 to 07:37: 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.

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