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 Tuesday, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:51
- 2☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:54
- 3♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:16
- 9☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:19
- 10♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:26
- 12☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:23
- 3♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:19
- 4☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:16
- 5♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:58
- 10♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:55
- 11☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:52
- 12♀︎ Venus04:52 – 05:48
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rasht?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:47 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.