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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:37
- 2☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 11:55
- 7♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:38
- 9☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:13
- 12♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:13
- 2♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:30
- 4☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:55
- 7♂︎ Mars23:55 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:47
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rasht?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.