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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:11
- 2☽︎ Moon08:11 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:39
- 4☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 05:00
- 11☽︎ Moon05:00 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabriz?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:22 to 08:11: 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.