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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 Friday, 31 July 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:06
Sunset
18:43
Next sunrise
05:06

A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:14
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:22
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:30
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:38
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:46
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:55
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:55 – 13:03
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:11
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:19
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:27
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:35
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:43

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:35
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:27
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:19
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:11
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:03
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:55
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:47
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:39
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:31
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:23
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:14
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:06

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:06 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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