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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 08:51
- 3☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:17
- 6♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 12:54
- 8♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:32
- 10☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 16:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:09
- 2☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:20
- 3♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:43
- 5☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 00:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:28
- 9☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:14
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karaj?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:14 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.