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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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
16:50
Next sunrise
06:17

A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:09
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:02
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 08:55
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:48
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:41
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:33
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:26
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:19
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:12
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:05
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:57
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:50

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:50 – 17:57
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:05
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:12
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:19
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:27
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:34
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:41
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:48
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:56
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 04:03
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 05:10
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:17

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:09: 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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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.