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 Saturday, 25 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:53 – 07:00
- 3♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:07
- 4☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:15
- 5♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:29
- 7☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:51
- 10♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 17:06
- 12♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:06
- 2☽︎ Moon19:06 – 19:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 20:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:44
- 5♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:36
- 6☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:29
- 7♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:14
- 9☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 02:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:52
- 12♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 25 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:45 to 05:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.