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 Saturday, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:45
- 3♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:49
- 4☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:54
- 5♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 12:03
- 7☽︎ Moon12:03 – 13:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:07 – 14:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:17
- 10♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:21
- 11☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:26
- 12♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:26
- 2☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:08
- 6☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:03
- 7♀︎ Venus00:03 – 00:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:59 – 01:54
- 9☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:41
- 12♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Najaf?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:35 to 06:40: 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.
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.