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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:19
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:19
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:42
- 3♂︎ Mars06:42 – 07:54
- 4☉︎ Sun07:54 – 09:05
- 5♀︎ Venus09:05 – 10:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:28
- 7☽︎ Moon11:28 – 12:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:39 – 13:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:14
- 11☉︎ Sun16:14 – 17:25
- 12♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:25
- 2☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 21:51
- 5♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:39
- 6☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:28
- 7♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:05
- 9☽︎ Moon01:05 – 01:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:30
- 12♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:19 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:19, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:19 to 05:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.