Planetary hours
in Tehran.
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, 16 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 06:12
- 2♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:23
- 3☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:35
- 4♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:58
- 6☽︎ Moon10:58 – 12:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:33
- 9♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:45
- 10☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:56
- 11♀︎ Venus16:56 – 18:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 20:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:45
- 4♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:33
- 5☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:22
- 6♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 00:59
- 8☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:24
- 11♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:12
- 12☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tehran?
On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:00 to 06:12: 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.