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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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:28
Sunset
16:47
Next sunrise
06:29

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:20
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:11
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:03
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:55
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:46
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:38
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:29
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:21
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:12
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:04
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:55
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:47

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:55
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:04
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:13
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:21
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:30
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:38
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:47
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:55
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 03:04
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:12
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:21
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:29

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:20: 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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