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, 23 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:15
- 2☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:17
- 5♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:18
- 6☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:18
- 7♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:19
- 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:21
- 12♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:21
- 2♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:20
- 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:19
- 7♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:18
- 8☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:17
- 9♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:16
- 11☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:15
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahedan?
On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:15 to 06:15: 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.