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 Friday, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:50
- 3☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:18
- 6♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:28
- 7☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:56
- 10☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:15
- 2☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:06
- 3♀︎ Venus20:06 – 20:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:46
- 5☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:18
- 8♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:08
- 9☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:59
- 10♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:40
- 12☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:31 to 05:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.