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, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:10
- 2☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:05
- 3♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:55
- 5☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:41
- 8♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:36
- 9☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:31
- 10♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:22
- 12☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:27
- 3♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:32
- 4☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:36
- 5♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:46
- 7☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:06
- 11☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:10
- 12♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Najaf?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:14 to 07:10: 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.