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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:52 – 07:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:33
- 3☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:55
- 7☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:46
- 8♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:27
- 10☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 16:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:08
- 2☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:17
- 3♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:36
- 5☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 01:05
- 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:24
- 10♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:43
- 12☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Najaf?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:52 to 07:43: 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.