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, 22 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:58
- 2☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:14
- 5♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:19
- 6☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:25
- 7♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:36
- 9☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:52
- 12♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:57 – 18:51
- 2♀︎ Venus18:51 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:24
- 7♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:19
- 8☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:13
- 9♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 03:03
- 11☽︎ Moon03:03 – 03:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 04:52
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahedan?
On Wednesday, 22 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:53 to 05:58: 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.