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 Monday, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:19
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:20
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 07:58
- 4♂︎ Mars07:58 – 09:10
- 5☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:23
- 6♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:48
- 8☽︎ Moon12:48 – 14:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 15:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:27
- 11♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:39
- 12☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:27
- 3☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 22:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 22:49
- 6♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:36
- 7☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:23
- 8♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 01:58
- 10☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:19 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:20, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:19 to 05:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.