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, 30 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:17
- 3☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:53
- 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:44
- 7☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:36
- 8♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:20
- 10☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:03
- 2☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:11
- 3♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:28
- 5☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:09
- 10♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:25
- 12☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 30 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:34 to 07:26: 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.