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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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:47
Sunset
17:24
Next sunrise
05:47

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:45
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:43
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:41
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:39
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:37
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:35
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:34
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:32
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:30
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:28
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:26
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:24

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:26
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:28
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:30
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:32
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:34
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:36
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:38
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:40
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:41
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:43
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:45
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:47

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:47 to 06:45: 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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