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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:47
- 7♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:32
- 9♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:17
- 11☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:10
- 2♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:17
- 3☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 02:02
- 9♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Najaf?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:31 to 07:23: 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.