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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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:50
Sunset
17:19
Next sunrise
05:50

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:47
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:47 – 07:45
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:42
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:39
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:37
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:34
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:32
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:29
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:26
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:24
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:21
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:19

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:21
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:24
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:27
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:29
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:32
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:35
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:37
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:40
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:42
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:45
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:48
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:50

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:50 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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