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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:55
- 7♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:44
- 9♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:27
- 2♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:39
- 4♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:50
- 6☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:18
- 11♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rasht?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:28 to 07:23: 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.