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, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:20
- 2☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:31
- 3♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:51
- 5☽︎ Moon09:51 – 11:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:22
- 8♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:32
- 9☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:43
- 10♀︎ Venus15:43 – 16:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 18:03
- 12☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 20:53
- 3♂︎ Mars20:53 – 21:43
- 4☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:33
- 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:41
- 10♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:31
- 11☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:21
- 12♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karaj?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:10 to 06:20: 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.