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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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:57
Sunset
17:08
Next sunrise
05:57

A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:53
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:53 – 07:49
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:45
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:40
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:36
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:32
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:28
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:24
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:20
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:16
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:12
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:08

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:12
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:16
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:20
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:25
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:29
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:33
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:37
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:41
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:41 – 02:45
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:49
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:49 – 04:53
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:57

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:57 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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