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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:57 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:36
- 3♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:15
- 5☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:44
- 8♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:34
- 9☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:23
- 10♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:02
- 12☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:13
- 3♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:23
- 4☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:34
- 5♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:55
- 7☽︎ Moon23:55 – 01:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:26
- 10♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:37
- 11☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:47
- 12♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karaj?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:57 to 07:46: 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.