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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:12
- 2♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:46
- 11☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:43
- 2♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:46
- 3☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:49
- 4♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:10
- 11♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:16
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rasht?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:15 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.