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 Monday, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:05
- 4♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:03
- 5☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:01
- 6♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:58
- 8☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:52
- 11♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:51
- 12☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 19:52
- 3☽︎ Moon19:52 – 20:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:58
- 6♂︎ Mars22:58 – 00:00
- 7☉︎ Sun00:00 – 01:02
- 8♀︎ Venus01:02 – 02:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 03:05
- 10☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 05:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rasht?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:10 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.