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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:13
- 2☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:01
- 3♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:37
- 5☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:01
- 8♂︎ Mars13:01 – 13:49
- 9☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:37
- 10♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:14
- 12☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:26
- 3♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:38
- 4☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:49
- 5♀︎ Venus21:49 – 23:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 00:13
- 7☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:49
- 10♂︎ Mars03:49 – 05:01
- 11☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:13
- 12♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rasht?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:24 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.