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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:29
- 2☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:32
- 9☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:08
- 12♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:08
- 2♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:24
- 4☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:38
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shiraz?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:37 to 07:29: 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.