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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 Saturday, 25 April 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:11
Sunset
18:22
Next sunrise
05:10

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:17
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:23
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:29
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:35
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:41
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:47
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:53
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:59
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 15:05
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:05 – 16:11
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:16
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:22

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:16
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:10
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:04
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 21:58
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:52
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:46
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:40
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:34
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:28
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:22
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:16
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:10

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Saturday, 25 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:11 to 06:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.