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, 3 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:21
- 3☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:31
- 6♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:35
- 7☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:38
- 8♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:45
- 10☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:55 – 18:51
- 2☉︎ Sun18:51 – 19:48
- 3♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:41
- 5☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:31
- 8♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:27
- 9☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:24
- 10♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:17
- 12☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:13
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:15 to 06:18: 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.