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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:18
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:19
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:44
- 3♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:57
- 4☉︎ Sun07:57 – 09:10
- 5♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:35
- 7☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 14:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:14
- 10♂︎ Mars15:14 – 16:27
- 11☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:40
- 12♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 19:40
- 2☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 22:01
- 5♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:48
- 6☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:36
- 7♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:10
- 9☽︎ Moon01:10 – 01:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:32
- 12♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:18 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:19, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:18 to 05:31: 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.