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, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:15
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:40
- 3♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:52
- 4☉︎ Sun07:52 – 09:04
- 5♀︎ Venus09:04 – 10:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:29
- 7☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 15:05
- 10♂︎ Mars15:05 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:30
- 12♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:42 – 19:30
- 2☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 21:53
- 5♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:41
- 6☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:29
- 7♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:04
- 9☽︎ Moon01:04 – 01:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:28
- 12♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:15
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:15, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:16 to 05:28: 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.