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 Saturday, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 06:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:18
- 3♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:32
- 4☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:45
- 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:54
- 10♂︎ Mars15:54 – 17:07
- 11☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:21
- 12♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:21
- 2☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 21:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:26
- 6☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 00:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:59 – 01:46
- 9☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:05
- 12♂︎ Mars04:05 – 04:51
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rasht?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:51 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.