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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:22
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 07:55
- 4♂︎ Mars07:55 – 09:06
- 5☉︎ Sun09:06 – 10:17
- 6♀︎ Venus10:17 – 11:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:39
- 8☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 15:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 16:11
- 11♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:22
- 12☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:11
- 3☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 21:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:38
- 6♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:27
- 7☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:16
- 8♀︎ Venus00:16 – 01:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 01:55
- 10☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:22, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:23 to 05:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.