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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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
16:53
Next sunrise
06:43

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:33
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:24
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:15
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:06
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:56
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:47
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:38
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:29
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:20
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:11
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:02
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:02 – 16:53

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:02
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:11
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:20
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:29
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:38
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:48
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:57
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 02:06
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:15
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:24
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:33
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:43

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:42 to 07:33: 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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