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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:05
- 4☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:46
- 7♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:33
- 9♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:20
- 11☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:13
- 2♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:20
- 3☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:26
- 4♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 03:06
- 10☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Najaf?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:24 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.