Planetary hours
in Mashhad.
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 Friday, 2 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:37
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:54
- 3☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:20
- 6♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:28
- 7☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:54
- 10☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:11
- 2☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:02
- 3♀︎ Venus20:02 – 20:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:45
- 5☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:19
- 8♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:10
- 9☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:02
- 10♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:45
- 12☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:36
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 2 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:37 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:37 to 05:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.