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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 Friday, 16 April 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:21
Sunset
18:16
Next sunrise
05:19

A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:25
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:30
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:35
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:39
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:44
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:49
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:53
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:58
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 15:02
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:07
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:12
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:16

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:12
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:07
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:02
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:57
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:53
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:48
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:43
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:38
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:34
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:29
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:24
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:19

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Friday, 16 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:21 to 06:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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