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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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:40
Sunset
16:51
Next sunrise
06:41

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:31
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:22
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:13
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:04
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:04 – 10:54
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:45
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:36
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:27
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:18
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:09
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:00
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:51

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 18:00
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:09
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:18
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:27
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:36
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:46
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:55
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 02:04
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:04 – 03:13
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:22
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:31
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:41

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:40 to 07:31: 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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