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, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:07
- 4♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:04
- 5☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:00
- 6♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:54
- 8☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:45
- 11♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:42
- 12☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:42 – 19:45
- 3☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:55
- 6♂︎ Mars22:55 – 23:58
- 7☉︎ Sun23:58 – 01:01
- 8♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:07
- 10☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:17
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rasht?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:16 to 07:13: 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.