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 Sunday, 19 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:59
- 2♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:12
- 4☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:31
- 7♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:56
- 11☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:02
- 2♂︎ Mars19:02 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:49
- 4♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:17
- 9♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:11
- 10☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:04
- 11♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:52
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Sunday, 19 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:53 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.