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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:41
- 2☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:52
- 3♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:15
- 5☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:49
- 8♂︎ Mars12:49 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:11
- 10♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:34
- 12☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 19:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:23
- 3♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:12
- 4☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:00
- 5♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:38
- 7☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:04
- 10♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:52
- 11☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:41
- 12♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:29 to 05:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.