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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:03
- 2♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:13
- 4☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:29
- 7♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:39
- 9♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 18:54
- 2♂︎ Mars18:54 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:44
- 4♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:19
- 9♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:14
- 10☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:09
- 11♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:59
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahedan?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:58 to 06:03: 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.