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 Tuesday, 16 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:33
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:41
- 2☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:49
- 3♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:06
- 5☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:31
- 8♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:39
- 9☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:47
- 10♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:04
- 12☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 19:56
- 3♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:47
- 4☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:39
- 5♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:22
- 7☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:57
- 10♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:49
- 11☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:41
- 12♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahedan?
On Tuesday, 16 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:33 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:33 to 05:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.