Planetary hours
in Najaf.
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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:56 – 06:07
- 2☉︎ Sun06:07 – 07:18
- 3♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:40
- 5☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 12:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:14
- 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:25
- 9☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 17:59
- 12☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:10 – 19:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 20:48
- 3♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:25
- 5♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:03
- 7☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:29
- 10♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:18
- 11☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:07
- 12♀︎ Venus04:07 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Najaf?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:56 to 06:07: 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.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.