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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 Monday, 9 November 2026: day of the Moon

Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
16:55
Next sunrise
06:10

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

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:03
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 07:57
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:51
  4. 4♂︎ Mars08:51 – 09:44
  5. 5☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:38
  6. 6♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:32
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:26
  8. 8☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:20
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:13
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:07
  11. 11♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:01
  12. 12☉︎ Sun16:01 – 16:55

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus16:55 – 18:01
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 19:07
  3. 3☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:14
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:20
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:26
  6. 6♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:32
  7. 7☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:39
  8. 8♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:45
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:51
  10. 10☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:57
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 05:04
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:10

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Monday, 9 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 06:09 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.