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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:40 – 07:32
- 2♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 10:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:42
- 8☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:34
- 9♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:17
- 11☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:09
- 2♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:17
- 3☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:42
- 6☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:24
- 11♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:41
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shiraz?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:40 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.