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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:34
- 2♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:56
- 4☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:28
- 7♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:38
- 8☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:11
- 11☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:21
- 2♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:10
- 3☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:38
- 6☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:06
- 9♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:55
- 10☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:44
- 11♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:23 to 05:34: 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.