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 Friday, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:22
- 3☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 11:02
- 6♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:15
- 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:55
- 10☽︎ Moon15:55 – 17:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:22
- 2☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:09
- 3♀︎ Venus21:09 – 21:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:02
- 8♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:49
- 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:36
- 10♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:09
- 12☽︎ Moon04:09 – 04:56
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rasht?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:55 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.