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 Monday, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:11
- 4♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:17
- 5☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:24
- 6♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:37
- 8☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:56
- 11♂︎ Mars15:56 – 17:03
- 12☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:09
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 19:56
- 3☽︎ Moon19:56 – 20:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:36
- 6♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:30
- 7☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:23
- 8♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:10
- 10☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:03 – 03:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:57 – 04:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:52 to 05:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.