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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, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:02
Sunset
18:29
Next sunrise
05:01

A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:09
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:16
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:24
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:31
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:38
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:45
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:53
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 14:00
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 15:07
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:14
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:22
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:29

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:22
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:14
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:07
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:00
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:52
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:45
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:38
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:30
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:23
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:16
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:08
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:01

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:02 to 06:09: 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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