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 Tuesday, 21 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:54 – 05:59
- 2☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:04
- 3♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:15
- 5☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:30
- 8♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:35
- 9☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:41
- 10♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:51
- 12☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 18:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 19:46
- 3♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:40
- 4☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:35
- 5♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:25
- 7☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:09
- 10♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:03
- 11☉︎ Sun03:03 – 03:58
- 12♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahedan?
On Tuesday, 21 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:54 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.