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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 19:22
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:09
- 2☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 08:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:32
- 9☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:27
- 4☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:43
- 7♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:16
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shiraz?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:15 to 07:09: 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.