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, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:07
- 3☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:25
- 6♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:31
- 7☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:49
- 10☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 17:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:00
- 2☉︎ Sun19:00 – 19:54
- 3♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:42
- 5☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:24
- 8♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:18
- 9☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:12
- 10♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:00
- 12☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:55 to 06:01: 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.