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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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:38
Sunset
16:49
Next sunrise
06:39

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:29
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:20
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:11
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:02
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:53
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:44
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:35
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:26
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:17
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:08
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 15:59
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:59 – 16:49

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:59
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:08
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:17
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:26
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:35
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:44
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:53
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 02:02
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:12
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:21
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:30
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:39

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Wednesday, 16 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 06:39, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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