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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:23
- 2♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:43
- 4☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 11:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:50
- 11☽︎ Moon16:50 – 18:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:00
- 2♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:50
- 3☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:41
- 4♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:53
- 9♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:43
- 10☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:34
- 11♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:15
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karaj?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.