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 Thursday, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 06:09
- 2♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:22
- 3☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:34
- 4♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:58
- 6☽︎ Moon10:58 – 12:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:35
- 9♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:48
- 10☉︎ Sun15:48 – 17:00
- 11♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:48
- 4♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:35
- 5☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:23
- 6♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 00:59
- 8☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:22
- 11♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:10
- 12☉︎ Sun04:10 – 04:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karaj?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:57 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.