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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:13
- Sunset
- 18:51
- 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 – 09:06
- 5☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:45
- 8♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:58
- 9☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:11
- 10♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:37
- 12☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 19:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:24
- 3♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:11
- 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 21:58
- 5♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:32
- 7☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 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, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:13 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:13, lasts 9h 23m: 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.