Planetary hours
in Zahedan.
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, 21 May 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:39
- 2☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 07:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 09:05
- 5♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:14
- 6☉︎ Sun10:14 – 11:23
- 7♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:40
- 9☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:07
- 12♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:06
- 2♀︎ Venus19:06 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:23
- 7♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:14
- 8☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:05
- 9♀︎ Venus01:05 – 01:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:56 – 02:48
- 11☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahedan?
On Wednesday, 21 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:30 to 05:39: 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.