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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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun

Sunrise
06:36
Sunset
16:48
Next sunrise
06:37

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

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun06:36 – 07:27
  2. 2♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:18
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:09
  4. 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:00
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:51
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:42
  7. 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:33
  8. 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:24
  9. 9♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:15
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:06
  11. 11☽︎ Moon15:06 – 15:57
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:48

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:58
  2. 2♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:07
  3. 3☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:16
  4. 4♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:25
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:34
  6. 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:43
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:52
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 02:01
  9. 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:10
  10. 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:19
  11. 11♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:28
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:37

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 06:36 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.

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