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 Thursday, 8 June 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:15
- 2♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:29
- 3☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:42
- 4♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 11:10
- 6☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:51
- 9♂︎ Mars14:51 – 16:05
- 10☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:18
- 11♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:46
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:05
- 4♂︎ Mars22:05 – 22:51
- 5☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:37
- 6♀︎ Venus23:37 – 00:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:10
- 8☽︎ Moon01:10 – 01:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 02:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:29
- 11♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:15
- 12☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabriz?
On Thursday, 8 June 2028, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:01 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.