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, 15 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:04
- 2☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:20
- 5♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:26
- 6☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:59
- 12♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:05 – 18:59
- 2♀︎ Venus18:59 – 19:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:31
- 7♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:25
- 8☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:19
- 9♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:08
- 11☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 15 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:58 to 06:04: 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.