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 Wednesday, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:17
- 2☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:47
- 5♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:59
- 12♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:09 – 19:59
- 2♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:27
- 11☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Najaf?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:07 to 06:17: 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.
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.