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 Saturday, 11 October 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:29
- 3♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:26
- 4☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:23
- 5♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:17
- 7☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:09
- 10♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:06
- 11☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:03
- 12♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:03
- 2☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:12
- 5♂︎ Mars21:12 – 22:15
- 6☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:18
- 7♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:24
- 9☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:32
- 12♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:35
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 11 October 2025, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:35 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.