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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 08:52
- 3♂︎ Mars08:52 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:28
- 5♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 12:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:29
- 10♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:17
- 11☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:06
- 12♀︎ Venus16:06 – 16:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 18:06
- 2☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:41
- 5♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:53
- 6☉︎ Sun22:53 – 00:05
- 7♀︎ Venus00:05 – 01:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:29
- 9☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 06:04
- 12♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:16
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rasht?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 9h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:16 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.