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, 28 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:07
- 4♂︎ Mars10:07 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:43
- 6♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:19
- 8☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:42
- 11♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:30
- 12☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:18
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:43
- 3☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 22:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 23:19
- 6♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:43
- 8♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 04:07
- 10☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orūmīyeh?
On Monday, 28 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:43 to 08:31: 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.