Planetary hours
in Rasht.
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 Wednesday, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:04
- 2☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:45
- 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:20
- 12♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:20
- 2♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:45
- 9♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:18
- 11☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rasht?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:50 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.