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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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:00
Sunset
17:04
Next sunrise
06:00

A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 06:55
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 07:50
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:46
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:41
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:37
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:32
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:27
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:23
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:18
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:14
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:09
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:04

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:09
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:14
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:18
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:23
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:28
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:32
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:37
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:42
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:46
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:51
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:56
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:00

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:00 to 06:55: 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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