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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 Tuesday, 8 September 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:29
Sunset
18:03
Next sunrise
05:29

A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:32
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:32 – 07:34
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:37
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:40
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:43
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:46
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:49
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:52
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:54
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:57
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:00
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:03

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:00
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 19:57
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:55
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:52
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:49
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:46
  7. 7☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:43
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:41
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:38
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:35
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:32
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:29

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:29 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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