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, 5 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:33
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:43
- 2☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:52
- 3♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:10
- 5☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:46
- 9☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:55
- 10♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:13
- 12☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:04
- 3♂︎ Mars20:04 – 20:55
- 4☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:46
- 5♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:28
- 7☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:00
- 10♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:51
- 11☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:42
- 12♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:33, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:34 to 05:43: 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.