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 Sunday, 4 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:15
- 2♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:36
- 8☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:40
- 9♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:47
- 11☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:47
- 3☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:09
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orūmīyeh?
On Sunday, 4 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:11 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.