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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 Thursday, 18 February 2027: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
17:39
Next sunrise
06:26

A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:22
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:18
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:14
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:10
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:06
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:02
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 12:59
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 13:55
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:51
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:47
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:47 – 16:43
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:39

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:42
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:46
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:50
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:54
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:58
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:58 – 00:02
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 01:06
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:10
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:14
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:18
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:22
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:26

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Thursday, 18 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 06:26 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.