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, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:45
- 2♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:02
- 4☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:28
- 7♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:46
- 9♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:10
- 9♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:01
- 10☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:53
- 11♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:35
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:36 to 05:45: 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.