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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:21
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:32
- 2☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 09:06
- 5♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:17
- 6☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:28
- 7♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:50
- 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 16:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:23
- 12♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:23
- 2♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 21:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:27
- 7♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:16
- 8☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:05
- 9♀︎ Venus01:05 – 01:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 02:43
- 11☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:21, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:21 to 05:32: 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.