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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, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:18
Sunset
18:25
Next sunrise
05:18

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:24
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:29
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:35
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:40
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:46
  6. 6☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:52
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:57
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 14:03
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:03 – 15:08
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:14
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:20
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:25

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:20
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:14
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:09
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:09 – 22:03
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:03 – 22:57
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:52
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:46
  8. 8☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:41
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:35
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:30
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:24
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:18

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:18 to 06:24: 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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