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, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:45
- 2☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:55
- 3♀︎ Venus06:55 – 08:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:16
- 5☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:48
- 8♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:58
- 9☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:09
- 10♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:30
- 12☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:19
- 3♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:09
- 4☉︎ Sun21:09 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:38
- 7☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:06
- 10♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:56
- 11☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:46
- 12♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:35
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:34 to 05:45: 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.