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, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:19
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:18
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:30
- 2♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:53
- 4☽︎ Moon07:53 – 09:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:28
- 7♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:40
- 8☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:51
- 9♀︎ Venus13:51 – 15:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:26
- 2♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:14
- 3☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:03
- 4♀︎ Venus21:03 – 21:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:39
- 6☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:05
- 9♂︎ Mars01:05 – 01:53
- 10☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:41
- 11♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:19 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:18, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:19 to 05:30: 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.