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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 Tuesday, 20 April 2027: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:16
Sunset
18:19
Next sunrise
05:15

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:16 – 06:21
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:27
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:32
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:37
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:42
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:48
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:53
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:58
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:03
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:09
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:14
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:19

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:14
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:08
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:03
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:58
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:52
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:47
  7. 7☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:42
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:36
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:31
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:26
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:20
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:15

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Tuesday, 20 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:16 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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