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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:59
- 2☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:18
- 5♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:24
- 6☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:03
- 12♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:03
- 2♀︎ Venus19:03 – 19:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 20:50
- 4☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:31
- 7♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:25
- 8☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:18
- 9♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:06
- 11☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahedan?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:52 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 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.