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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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:07
Sunset
16:57
Next sunrise
06:08

A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:01
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 07:55
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:49
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:43
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:38
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:32
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:26
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:20
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:14
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:09
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:03
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:57

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:03
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:09
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:15
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:20
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:26
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:32
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:38
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:44
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:50
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:56
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 05:02
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:08

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 06:07 to 07:01: 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.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.