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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 Tuesday, 15 December 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
06:38
Sunset
16:49
Next sunrise
06:38

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars06:38 – 07:29
  2. 2☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:20
  3. 3♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:11
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:01
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:52
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:43
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:34
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:25
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:16
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:07
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 15:58
  12. 12☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:49

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:58
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:07
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:16
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:26
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:35
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:44
  7. 7☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:53
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:02
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:11
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:20
  11. 11☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:29
  12. 12♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:38

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 06:38 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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