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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:38
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:38
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:38 – 05:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 06:57
- 3♂︎ Mars06:57 – 08:07
- 4☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:17
- 5♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:37
- 7☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 15:07
- 10♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:27
- 12♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:27
- 2☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 21:57
- 5♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:47
- 6☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:38
- 7♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:18
- 9☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 02:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:48
- 12♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:38
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:38 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:38, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:38 to 05:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.