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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:21
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:33
- 2☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:11
- 5♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:23
- 6☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:36
- 7♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 15:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:39
- 12♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:51 – 19:39
- 2♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:14
- 4☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:36
- 7♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:24
- 8☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:11
- 9♀︎ Venus01:11 – 01:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:46
- 11☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:21, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:21 to 05:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.