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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:35
- 2♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:00
- 4☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:37
- 7♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:38
- 2♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:14
- 4♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:49
- 6☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:12
- 9♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:00
- 10☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:48
- 11♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:23 to 05:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.