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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:42 – 07:33
- 2☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:25
- 3♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:43
- 8♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:34
- 9☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:26
- 10♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:09
- 12☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:17
- 3♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:26
- 4☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:34
- 5♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:51
- 7☽︎ Moon23:51 – 01:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:17
- 10♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:26
- 11☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:34
- 12♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shiraz?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:42 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.