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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:47
- 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:34
- 9☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:21
- 12♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:21
- 2♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:30
- 4☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:43
- 7♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shiraz?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 to 07:05: 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.