Planetary hours
in Orūmīyeh.
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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:04
- 4♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:51
- 5☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:39
- 6♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:15
- 8☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 14:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:39
- 11♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:26
- 12☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:14
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:39
- 3☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 22:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:15
- 6♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:27
- 7☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:40
- 8♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 04:04
- 10☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:41
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orūmīyeh?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 14h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:40 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.