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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:27
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 04:26
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:37
- 2☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 07:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 09:07
- 5♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:17
- 6☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:28
- 7♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:19
- 12♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:19
- 2♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 21:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:27
- 7♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:17
- 8☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:07
- 9♀︎ Venus01:07 – 01:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:56 – 02:46
- 11☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:27 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:26, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:27 to 05:37: 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.