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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:02
- 2☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:18
- 5♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:24
- 6☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:41
- 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:03 – 18:57
- 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:24
- 8☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:19
- 9♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:08
- 11☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahedan?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:56 to 06:02: 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.