Planetary hours
in Shiraz.
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, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:21
- 3♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:29
- 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:38
- 5♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:56
- 7☽︎ Moon11:56 – 13:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:23
- 10♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:32
- 11☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:41
- 12♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 19:41
- 2☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:14
- 5♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:05
- 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:56
- 7♀︎ Venus23:56 – 00:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:38
- 9☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 04:11
- 12♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shiraz?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:03 to 06:12: 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.