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 Tuesday, 28 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:50
- 2☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:57
- 3♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:13
- 5☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:45
- 9☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 16:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:08
- 12☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:00
- 3♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:52
- 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:44
- 5♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:28
- 7☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:04
- 10♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:56
- 11☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:49
- 12♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:41
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Tuesday, 28 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:42 to 05:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.