Planetary hours
in Karaj.
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 Tuesday, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:56 – 06:08
- 2☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:21
- 3♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:46
- 5☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 12:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:23
- 8♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:35
- 9☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:48
- 10♀︎ Venus15:48 – 17:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:12
- 12☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:00
- 3♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:48
- 4☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:35
- 5♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:11
- 7☽︎ Moon00:11 – 00:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:34
- 10♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:21
- 11☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:09
- 12♀︎ Venus04:09 – 04:56
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karaj?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:56 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.