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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:46
- 7☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:39
- 8♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:27
- 10☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:15
- 2☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:21
- 3♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:33
- 5☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:59
- 9☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:17
- 12☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Najaf?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:23 to 07:17: 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.