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, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:15
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:15
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:28
- 2♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:52
- 4☽︎ Moon07:52 – 09:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:29
- 7♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:41
- 8☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:53
- 9♀︎ Venus13:53 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:30
- 2♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:41
- 6☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:04
- 9♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:52
- 10☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:40
- 11♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:15
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:15 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:15, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:15 to 05:28: 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.