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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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun

Sunrise
05:16
Sunset
18:29
Next sunrise
05:16

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

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:22
  2. 2♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:28
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:34
  4. 4☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:40
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:46
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:52
  7. 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:59
  8. 8☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:05
  9. 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:11
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:17
  11. 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:23
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:29

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:23
  2. 2♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:17
  3. 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:11
  4. 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:05
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:59
  6. 6☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:53
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:47
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:41
  9. 9♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:34
  10. 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:28
  11. 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:22
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:16

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 05:16 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.

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