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, 1 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:08
- 4♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:00
- 5☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:51
- 6♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:35
- 8☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:09
- 11♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:01
- 12☉︎ Sun17:01 – 17:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:53 – 19:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:09
- 3☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:34
- 6♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:42
- 7☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:51
- 8♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 04:07
- 10☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orūmīyeh?
On Monday, 1 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:33 to 08:25: 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.