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, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:46
- 2☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:49
- 3♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:56
- 5☽︎ Moon09:56 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:06
- 8♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:10
- 9☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:13
- 10♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:20
- 12☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:17
- 3♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:13
- 4☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:10
- 5♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:03
- 7☽︎ Moon00:03 – 01:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:53
- 10♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:50
- 11☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:47
- 12♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karaj?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:43 to 06:46: 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.