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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, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
17:40
Next sunrise
06:24

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:21
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:17
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:13
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:10
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:10 – 11:06
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 12:02
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:02 – 12:59
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 13:55
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:51
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:47
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:44
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:40

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:44
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:47
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:51
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:55
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:58
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 00:02
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:02 – 01:05
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 02:09
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:13
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:16
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:20
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:24

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:25 to 07:21: 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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