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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:35
- 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:41
- 11☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shiraz?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:35: 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.