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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:42
- 3☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:59
- 6♂︎ Mars10:59 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:22
- 10☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:34
- 2☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:28
- 3♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:00
- 8♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:54
- 9☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:48
- 10♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:37
- 12☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Najaf?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:30 to 06:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.