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 Thursday, 28 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:17
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:16
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:29
- 2♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:41
- 3☉︎ Sun06:41 – 07:53
- 4♀︎ Venus07:53 – 09:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 10:17
- 6☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:52
- 9♂︎ Mars13:52 – 15:04
- 10☉︎ Sun15:04 – 16:16
- 11♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:04
- 4♂︎ Mars21:04 – 21:52
- 5☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:40
- 6♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:16
- 8☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 01:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:40
- 11♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:28
- 12☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:16
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Thursday, 28 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:17 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:16, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:17 to 05:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.