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 Tuesday, 9 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:13
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:13
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:26
- 2☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:39
- 3♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 09:05
- 5☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:43
- 8♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:56
- 9☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:09
- 10♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:35
- 12☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:22
- 3♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:09
- 4☉︎ Sun21:09 – 21:56
- 5♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:30
- 7☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:52
- 10♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:39
- 11☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:26
- 12♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:13
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Tuesday, 9 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:13 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:13, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:13 to 05:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.