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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, 21 August 2027: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:18
Sunset
18:24
Next sunrise
05:19

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:24
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:29
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:35
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:40
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:46
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:51
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:57
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 14:02
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 15:08
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:08 – 16:13
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:19
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:24

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:19
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:14
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:08
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:03
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:57
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:52
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:46
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:41
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:41 – 02:35
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:30
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:24
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:19

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Saturday, 21 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:18 to 06:24: 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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