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, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:14
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:14
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:40
- 3♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:53
- 4☉︎ Sun07:53 – 09:06
- 5♀︎ Venus09:06 – 10:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:33
- 7☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 15:12
- 10♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:25
- 11☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:39
- 12♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 19:39
- 2☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 21:59
- 5♂︎ Mars21:59 – 22:46
- 6☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:33
- 7♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:06
- 9☽︎ Moon01:06 – 01:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:27
- 12♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:14
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:14 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:14, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:14 to 05:27: 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.