Planetary hours
in Tabriz.
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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:19
- 2☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:37
- 12♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:37
- 2♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:10
- 4☽︎ Moon22:10 – 22:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:33
- 11☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabriz?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:05 to 06:19: 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.