Planetary hours
in Ahvaz.
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 Wednesday, 18 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:08
- 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:08
- 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ahvaz?
On Wednesday, 18 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.