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, 5 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:23
- 5♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:26
- 6☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:29
- 7♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:44
- 12♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:44
- 2♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:38
- 4☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:28
- 7♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:25
- 8☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:22
- 9♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:16
- 11☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahedan?
On Wednesday, 5 April 2028, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:11 to 06:14: 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.