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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:52 – 06:58
- 2♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:36
- 9♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:46
- 11☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 19:52
- 2♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:47
- 3☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:41
- 4♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabriz?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:52 to 06:58: 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.