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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, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
17:08
Next sunrise
06:46

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:38
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:30
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:22
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:13
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:05
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:57
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:49
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:41
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:32
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:24
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:16
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:08

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:16
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:24
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:32
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:41
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:49
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:57
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 01:05
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:13
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:22
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:30
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:38
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:46

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:38: 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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