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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, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:46
Sunset
17:25
Next sunrise
05:47

A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 06:44
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:43
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:41
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:39
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:37
  6. 6☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:36
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:34
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:32
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:31
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:29
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:27
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:25

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:27
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:29
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:31
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:33
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:34
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:36
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:38
  8. 8☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:40
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:41
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:43
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:45
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:47

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:46 to 06:44: 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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