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 Wednesday, 6 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:33
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:42
- 2☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 08:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 09:10
- 5♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:19
- 6☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:28
- 7♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:46
- 9☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 16:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:14
- 12♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:14
- 2♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:27
- 7♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:18
- 8☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:09
- 9♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 02:51
- 11☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:33 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:33 to 05:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.