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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:00
- 2♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:12
- 4☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:30
- 7♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:36
- 8☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:42
- 9♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:54
- 11☽︎ Moon15:54 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 19:54
- 3☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:48
- 4♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:19
- 9♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:13
- 10☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:07
- 11♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:55
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahedan?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:55 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.