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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:46
- 2☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:17
- 5♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:27
- 6☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:29
- 12♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:29
- 2♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 21:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:38
- 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:27
- 8☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:17
- 9♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 02:57
- 11☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:36
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:35 to 05:46: 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.