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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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
16:47
Next sunrise
06:31

A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:22
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:22 – 08:13
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:05
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:05 – 09:56
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:47
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:39
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:30
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:22
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:13
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:04
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:04 – 15:56
  12. 12♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:47

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:56
  2. 2☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:04
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:13
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:22
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:31
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:39
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:48
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:57
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 03:05
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 04:14
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 05:23
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:31

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:31 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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