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 Wednesday, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:12
- 2☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:25
- 5♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:29
- 6☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:33
- 7♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:42
- 9☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:55
- 12♂︎ Mars16:55 – 17:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:59 – 18:54
- 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:33
- 7♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:28
- 8☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:24
- 9♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:15
- 11☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:08 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.