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, 18 December 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 08:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:44
- 4♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:32
- 5☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:20
- 6♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 12:56
- 8☽︎ Moon12:56 – 13:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:20
- 11♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:08
- 12☉︎ Sun16:08 – 16:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:56 – 18:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:20
- 3☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:56
- 6♂︎ Mars22:56 – 00:08
- 7☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:20
- 8♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:44
- 10☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rasht?
On Monday, 18 December 2028, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 9h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:20 to 08:08: 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.