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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:20
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:19
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:43
- 3☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 09:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:17
- 6♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:28
- 7☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:39
- 8♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:25
- 2☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:13
- 3♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:50
- 5☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:16
- 8♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:05
- 9☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:53
- 10♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:31
- 12☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:20 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:19, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:20 to 05:31: 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.